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Male Sex Stereotyping: Going Where No Man Has Gone Before

Written on 8 Jun, 2009 at 5:30

The following guest post is by attorney Ellen Simon, who has been listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America for her landmark work representing individuals in precedent-setting cases. Ellen blogs at the Employee Rights Post. Stereotyped Statements As... (Continue reading)

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signed by President Obama

Written on 30 Jan, 2009 at 6:00

Today (January 29, 2009) President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law named for an Alabama woman who lost her pay-discrimination case at the Supreme Court on the basis that she had not filed a... (Continue reading)

Is Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Needed?

Written on 5 May, 2008 at 12:00

Last week, in Part 1 of this series, I discussed the Supreme Court's Ledbetter decision and the criticism of it that led to the introduction of corrective legislation in the form of the Fair Pay Act. Today, in Part 2, I'll... (Continue reading)

Transgender Employees: What’s an Employer to Do?

Written on 15 Oct, 2007 at 10:31

The following is a guest post provided by Dr. Jillian Todd Weiss, Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College, who researches this area, as well as consults with corporations and writes a popular blog on the subject, Transgender... (Continue reading)

Authoritative Summary of Law on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 9 Jul, 2007 at 17:08

We’ve written before about the increased interest in what is being called “Family Responsibilities Discrimination”: Family Responsibilities Discrimination? EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination Mommified: Social Science Evidence of Discrimination Against Mothers Legally speaking, family responsibility discrimination does not... (Continue reading)

Plain Speaking About Really Bad “Fair Pay” Bill

Written on 5 Jun, 2007 at 22:26

About a month ago, I wrote a post on the gender-pay gap for the Recruiting Blogswap, which was published by CollegeRecruiter.com under the title “The Gender-Pay Gap: How Much Progress from Sixty Cents on the Dollar? Is Legal Reform Needed?”... (Continue reading)

EEOC Issues Guidance on Family Responsibilities Discrimination

Written on 25 May, 2007 at 0:06

Family Responsibilities Discrimination has been in the news a lot lately. I’ve been skeptical of the concept, drawing some interesting comments. Katie Rice touched on a similar topic in her first post as an intern on this Blawg: Mommified: social... (Continue reading)

Mommified: Social Science Evidence of Discrimination Against Mothers

Written on 17 May, 2007 at 11:47

Several weeks ago, “Equal Pay Day” rekindled discussions of pay inequality between men and women, highlighted by the release of a new study of the extent to which the pay gap reflects unlawful, gender-based discrimination. George wrote a post on... (Continue reading)

A maternity clothing store discriminating against pregnant women?

Written on 14 Jan, 2007 at 20:58

At first glance, this story about a pregnancy discrimination claim against maternity clothier Mothers Work, Inc. is just one of those delightful ironies of employment law. I mean, surely such a company would always have the best interests of pregnant... (Continue reading)

Family Responsibilities Discrimination?

Written on 14 Oct, 2006 at 22:37

Subtitle: F.R.D. — “you can call it FRED." Apologies to my regular readers for being scarce on this blog lately. I’ve been busy, with billable work and otherwise — and maybe also needed a break from the blogging routine. One... (Continue reading)

When Bullying Becomes A Case of Sexual Harassment

Written on 21 Jun, 2006 at 22:33

Don’t get too comfortable too quickly when there is bullying in your workplace. I’ve often gotten the impression that companies can relax when the bully doesn’t appear to be intending to discriminate against women (or men for that matter). What... (Continue reading)

Discrimination Because of “Sex” Isn’t Necessarily Sex Discrimination

Written on 6 May, 2006 at 17:17

Federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) prohibits discrimination because of sex. Ever since this provision was interpreted to extend to sexual harassment, some confusion has been caused by two very different meanings of “sex”: The... (Continue reading)

Wal-Mart Releases Diversity Information: But Is There Enough Information There?

Written on 18 Apr, 2006 at 8:04

One employment discrimination lawsuit that we have followed quite carefully in this blawg is Dukes v. Wal-Mart, with entries ranging from an analysis of the judge’s decision to grant class certification to a posting regarding an apparent attempt at settling... (Continue reading)

Latest Discrimination Class Action Target: Best Buy (will Target be next target?)

Written on 8 Dec, 2005 at 23:37

Best Buy has become the latest “big box” retailer to fall victim to the race discrimination and sex discrimination class action craze, joining the likes of Wal-Mart and Walgreens. Six former and current employees sued Best Buy Thursday, “alleging the... (Continue reading)

Did EEOC “Overlawyer” the Dial Corp. Employment Testing Case?

Written on 19 Nov, 2005 at 18:00

We’re always pleased when the popular Overlawyered blog links to us. Frankly, in the past those links have provided our biggest readership bounces. So we were happy that Overlawyered picked up the story of the Dial Corp. case involving gender... (Continue reading)

You’ve Come A (Really) Long Way, Baby!

Written on 11 Nov, 2005 at 11:10

Read some shocking advice from a 1943 transportation magazine about supervising women...have we come along way, baby?!?!?... (Continue reading)

HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 1-26, 2005

Written on 26 Oct, 2005 at 16:44

I’ve been so busy switching to the new format and keeping up with the “Our Recent Reading” page that I’ve neglected to do this update for over a month. (New readers: I had been doing it weekly, publishing on Monday,... (Continue reading)

Much More on Strength Test with Disparate Impact on Women

Written on 25 Oct, 2005 at 10:12

When I wrote this post the other day, I thought it sounded familiar. This morning I discovered that’s because I had written very popular posts about the subject twice before. Related Reading: Human Resource Management Employment Law for Business Human... (Continue reading)

Mixed Messages on Sexual Harassment — and a Movie Too

Written on 22 Oct, 2005 at 15:33

Is the problem of sexual harassment getting better or worse? Should women complain to management about it more or less? Are victims better off staying on the job to fight or quitting and moving on? Is there a need for... (Continue reading)

Dial To Pay $3M for Strength Test with Disparate Impact on Women

Written on 20 Oct, 2005 at 14:42

Flex up ladies! You got to carry your weight if you want to work here. Not so fast! A common sense approach to using a physical test that simulates a job activity for purposes of screening applicants for a manual... (Continue reading)

Seriously?

Written on 7 Oct, 2005 at 13:46

Couple things here for Friday diversion that are either good satire or just plain stupid. First, this from London via India: Next time you think of putting away your office files high-up on a shelf behind your desk, think again,... (Continue reading)