Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC a poultry processing plant just settled two discrimination suits against it. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first employment discrimination case and it won’t be the last. However I believe this case is more than that. First there are migrant workers complaining of abuse. There are women complaining of abuse and that […]
When is a Reasonable Accommodation Not Reasonable?
Most employers know they have to reasonably accommodate qualified applicants’ and employees’ disabilities. Not all employers know that they also have to reasonably accommodate employees’ religious practices. That doesn’t mean you have to grant every request for an accommodation, however. The key word here is reasonable. So what is a reasonable accommodation, and what determines […]
Why It’s NOT Good That Your Manager Just Handled a Sexual Harassment Complaint
An incident happened at your company. Specifically, one employee is claiming that her supervisor has repeatedly asked her out, has sent her lewd email and text messages, inappropriately touched her and, continues to harass her. You, the supervisor’s boss, hear about it. You act immediately. You get them both into your office and decide to […]
We Don’t Discriminate — At Least We Don’t Mean To…
Has your company ever had to defend allegations of employment discrimination? If not, do you know someone else who has? Maybe you’re thinking you have nothing to worry about. You’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Your policies say so. You have anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies. You would never refuse to hire or promote someone just because […]
What We Can Learn from Discrimination Claims Against Uber…
Last week we began focusing on Uber, and its recent legal woes. You can find that post here. I touched on four key areas. Let’s focus on the first one, discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. While I’ve written about these issues before, apparently there are still enough employers who could stand to learn to appreciate the […]