A love letter to FisherBroyles Today is my last day at FisherBroyles. Black Hawk Down; FisherBroyles Up But the story of FisherBroyles, my home...
These were the most read posts of 2023. Plus, a MAJOR announcement coming on Friday… “You keep reading; I’ll keep writing.” Nine times out of ten, that’s how I close my replies to readers...
Employers, here are 110,759 reasons why you’re not the religion police. Since only the real ones are reading the blog this week, I must confess that it would be cool...
Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas movie? For a minute there, I thought about blogging today about the Supreme Court employment law outlook for 2024. But...
What do you think? Is this a hostile work environment? (Spoiler alert: no.) Some jobs stink. But that doesn’t make the office a “hostile work environment.” For example, last night, I read...
No, my guy, your employer did not unlawfully stereotype your masculinity by firing you for sexual harassment. I’m going to tell you about what may be the least self-aware employee. At least in recent memory. But...
“Vague and conclusory” allegations are not enough to pursue claims of discrimination in court. Discrimination claims are not easy to prove. But, it doesn’t take much for a plaintiff to at least allege...
85,286 reasons not to treat an employee differently because their family member is disabled The Americans with Disabilities Act requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are...
It may be okay to terminate someone after they complain about discrimination if… A university professor did not have her employment contract renewed after two years on the job. Why not? She...
What’s the worst that could happen to a former employee who hacks your network and lies to the feds about it? Well, I don’t know if it’s the worst, but getting sentenced to 24 months in prison for a network...
Did you know that companies can sue for race discrimination too? (And potentially win.) I’ve been practicing law for over 20 years, and I must concede that I did not know this. Here’s...
Employers do not need to recreate accommodations that do not exist to help employees with disabilities Federal anti-discrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, help ensure that individuals with...
A bipartisan group in Congress wants to make it easier for employees to prove age discrimination On Monday, three House Republicans and three House Democrats reintroduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), billed as a...
An employer couldn’t show that ending her temporary position was discriminatory. I wonder why… If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, it’s probably a duck....
As one person found out on Monday, it’s not so easy to prove sexual orientation bias when you’re straight. One of the largest jury verdicts in recent memory for a claim of employment discrimination was a $25.6 million...
Untitled In June, the New York Senate approved this bill prohibiting noncompetition agreements and certain restrictive covenants. I wrote that the...
Noncompetition Agreements and Restrictive Covenants in New York In June, the New York Senate approved this bill prohibiting noncompetition agreements and certain restrictive covenants. I wrote that the...
This is what a settlement with the EEOC looks like after they sue for discrimination A few months ago, I blogged about a lawsuit in which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that...
How can you tell if in-office work is truly an essential function of an employee’s job? Wait, Eric! Didn’t you blog about this yesterday? Actually, yesterday’s post explored how you can tell if full-time work...
How can you tell if full-time work is truly an essential function of an employee’s job? I’ll give you an example. Suppose one of your supervisors has worked full-time (at least 40-hour weeks) on the...