This week, Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Burlington, Vermont, reportedly fired an employee for participating in a white supremacist rally. Berkley-based hot dog vendor Top Dog was rumored to have done the same, but now claims that its employee resigned. Google fired one of its software engineers over his manifesto regarding diversity in the workplace. […]
Employers: Think Losing or Destroying Records Isn’t a Big Deal? Think Again…
Suppose your company has been sued based on allegations of religious discrimination. You feel pretty confidentthat you did not engage in any such discrimination in any way. Maybe you and your managers even bent over backwards to provide the requested accommodations or a reasonable alternative. You believe you have air-tight explanations for and defenses to allegations […]
Holy Smoke! Do You Have to Allow Medical Marijuana at Work?
Do you conduct pre-employment drug screens? What if one of your applicants tests positive for marijuana? What if that candidate presents you with a card, showing that s/he uses medical marijuana, for treatment of a chronic condition? As you may know, medical marijuana is legal in at least 24 states, and the District of Columbia. […]
Your Employee’s on a Performance Improvement Plan–and S/he Sued???
Suppose you are a Department Head at Larger-than-Life Sciences, Inc. Rhonda the Researcher is one of your direct reports. Rhonda is just not performing well at her job. In fact, you are not sure she is really qualified. Your annual performance review showed serious problems. You then put Rhonda on a Performance Improvement Plan. Rhonda […]
Affirmative Action v Equal Employment Opportunity
I’ve been remiss. There I said it. Admitting the problem (or in this case the omission) is supposed to be the first step. So what didn’t I do? I have written on just about every anti-discrimination law. Well, I just had this epiphany. I have never really written about affirmative action. What self-respecting employment attorney/blogger misses […]