Can an employer regulate an employee’s sex life? Does an employer have any say in an employee’s reproductive decisions? Wait. How are those even questions? Isn’t it obvious that it’s none of an employer’s business? Aren’t we in America in 2021? In what universe would an employer have any say in whether, when and how […]
Do You Have to Retain an Employee Who Poops on Your Premises?
Who would have thought the day would come…when I’d be blogging about poop? Now, I admit, due to the pandemic, and working virtually, and distancing, I do need to get out more. That said, the poop discussion is not an act of desperation on my part. It actually came up in a real, live case. […]
Do You Screen Employees for COVID Symptoms? Do you Pay Them?
There’s been so much talk about whether you can screen employees for COVID symptoms. If so, how and when do you do it? Do you just take temperatures? Do you ask about symptoms? Do you use a questionnaire? What do you do if employees refuse to be screened? Can you require them to be screened? […]
Short-Term Employment and Hostile Work Environment Claims Don’t Mix— or Do They??
Suppose you have a seasonal business. You, therefore, hire mostly short-term employees. They work one or more particular seasons and then they’re gone. One day an employee comes to you and reports that s/he is being harassed because of his/her disability. You’re sorry to hear that, but you reason that s/he won’t be there much […]
No (Governor)! It’s Not A Joke, It’s Sexual Harassment!
Suppose you work in your company’s Human Resources Department. An employee complains to you about her boss. Specifically, she tells you that her boss asked her about her sex life. Even more specifically, he asks her if she’s ever been with an older man. She strongly suspects he is hitting on her, and that her […]