How did a white man convince a jury to award him over $10M for race and gender discrimination? In 2013, a healthcare provider hired a white man—let’s call him plaintiff—as its Senior Vice President of Marketing and...
Can harassment of OTHERS help prove that a plaintiff endured a hostile work environment? Have you ever heard of me-too evidence? Plaintiffs in discrimination cases may attempt to introduce me-too evidence to the...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court cleared up when a job transfer may be discriminatory. But not really. Actually, not at all. Suppose an employer transfers an employee, and that employee believes that unlawful bias fueled the decision. Does that transfer...
Can employers legally favor transgender employees over cisgender employees? The words “cisgender” or “non-transgender” employee appear nowhere in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the...
Must employers excuse workers with strong religious beliefs from respect-in-the-workplace training covering LGBT topics After taking a few days off and rocking out in Seattle, I’m back to blogging about employment law. 🤘🤘🤘...
Here’s what happens when a judge catches a plaintiff fabricating evidence of sexual harassment Spoiler alert: it often doesn’t end well for the plaintiff or their lawyer. For example, let’s discuss this Second...
Can states legally ban “woke” training in the workplace? In 2022, Florida passed The Individual Freedom Act. But most people know this law as the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,”...
An EEOC Commissioner takes issue with a billionaire’s position on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Folks, I did not have EEOC Commissioner Andrea Lucas giving billionaire Mark Cuban a public antidiscrimination lesson on my...
EEOC launches new outreach effort to help underserved communities and vulnerable workers As part of its current Strategic Plan, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission aims to raise awareness of employment...
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...
Here’s another reason to have a lawyer review your company’s separation and settlement agreements Federal laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, apply to most U.S. businesses across...
A Tennessee man who claims he was fired from his job over tweets made in California can sue that person in Tennessee I want to thank my co-presenters, Amy Epstein Gluck, Jonathan Segal, Gregory Slotnick, and everyone who attended the Zoom on...
REMINDER: Employers can start filing their 2022 EEO-1 Reports Just as I had finished raiding my kids’ hauls for all the Butterfingers and 100 Grands, it was at...