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Lessons from an EEOC Wall Street harassment lawsuit

Written on 29 Jun, 2007 at 10:40

The other day, out of the blue, I got a call from Jon Jacobs, a writer for eFinancialCareers, a financial services industry job site. Jon asked me if I had heard about a case recently filed by the EEOC against... (Continue reading)

War, Pestilence, and the Second Coming: Is your Workplace Ready?

Written on 1 Jan, 2007 at 22:51

Starting the New Year this morning with a quick look at the news, I saw this AP story: “Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007″ This story reports on an Associated Press-AOL News poll about Americans’ predictions for 2007. Poll... (Continue reading)

EEOC Takes On Big Labor, Big Law

Written on 24 Sep, 2006 at 21:43

Two items here, tied together only by the common theme of EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) aggressiveness. EEOC takes on Big Labor The EEOC took on the nation’s largest public employee union, AFSCME, when the union insisted on dues payments... (Continue reading)

Religious Discrimination Against a Witch?

Written on 13 Apr, 2006 at 21:42

This is too weird. But not too weird to cost the employer some attorneys’ fees if this witch has a lawyer! Questions: Do some people (adults) seriously claim to be witches? If they sincerely believe this is true and consider... (Continue reading)

Is Refusal to Support Christian Employee Group Religious Discrimination?

Written on 10 Apr, 2006 at 22:25

May an employer refuse to provide religious employee groups the same support it provides racial/ethnic groups under a diversity initiative? A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case decided a few months ago addressed this question, concluding that the employer,... (Continue reading)

The Changing Role of Religion in the Workplace: Workplace Religious Freedom Act May Be the Next Civil Rights Law

Written on 28 Feb, 2006 at 11:02

The Workplace Religious Freedom Act may change the way companies must treat religion in the workplace, granting employees many more rights. Read here for some more detail!... (Continue reading)

Religious Tolerance: Going A Little Too Far

Written on 13 Feb, 2006 at 10:19

Today I read a religious discrimination story from Suits in the Workplace. The case discussed involved a manager who hired only people with a close religious bond to him, engaged in office prayer, gave business advantages to his coreligionists, sang... (Continue reading)