What’s the best way to get in front of a workplace retaliation suit — instead of ending up behind the 8 Ball? Knowing how to do that now is more important than ever.
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Here’s a clue for you guys — because this male boss apparently didn’t have one. Don’t tell a pregnant employee her hormones make her “too emotional” to do her job — and fire her a couple of weeks later.
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When is employment discrimination not employment discrimination?
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You just terminated a 57-year-old employee and replaced her with a younger person. Now the ex-employee is suing you for age discrimination. How young does the new hire need to be to support the ex-employee’s claim?
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When a federal court took the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to task for jumping the gun on a race discrimination claim last year, it sent a message: The agency had to pay when its aggressive tactics backfired.
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Texas earned a dubious distinction in 2011 — it was No. 1 in the nation in workplace bias complaints lodged with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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It’s a fascinating opportunity for private sector businesses to see where all 50 states (and American territories) ranked in terms of discrimination charge stats over the past three years.
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When her ailing boss desperately needed a new kidney, a noble employee stepped up (laid down?) and made the extreme sacrifice — one of her own kidneys, to save her boss’s life.
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Maybe you’ve heard terms like “old school” or “lacking in energy,” and scratched your head trying to figure out exactly what it meant. That’s because there’s confusion — and lawsuits — when managers use “code words” like those in the workplace.
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You could say management put the squeeze on folks who showed up for work wearing orange shirts — by handing them a pink slip. But beyond the clever color comments, there’s a greater issue: What legal rights do workers have in their fashion choices?
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