Does your company have a dress code, or an appearance or grooming policy? Many companies do. What exactly is a dress code or appearance/grooming policy, and why is it important? Generally speaking, these policies are a set of standards set by a company to provide its employees guidance about what is and is not appropriate […]
You CAN Legitimately Beat Discrimination Claims
Lowe’s just won a discrimination case filed by one of its employees. It wasn’t an accident. It wasn’t magic. It wasn’t luck. It wasn’t “just” because the employee didn’t have good enough facts. It’s possible to win — or even avoid–an employment discrimination case. Can you? Yes, if you do your homework. Let’s take a […]
Employment Discrimination? S/he’s Not My Employee…
Can you be liable for employment discrimination against someone who’s not your employee? Sometimes. Title VII and the other aforementioned laws prohibit employers from discriminating. These laws loosely define employers as entities with a minimum number of employees, usually 15 or more (20 or more under the ADEA). If you meet that threshold, you are […]
An Employer Is Responsible for Employees’ Housing and Transportation? Whaaaat?
Are you responsible for your employees’ living conditions? Do you have to ensure that your employees have habitable sanitary housing? I know what some of you are thinking: There she goes again, that crazy brunette employer’s attorney with her off-the-wall questions. (C’mon, admit it you think I may really have flown off the deep end […]
Time May Not Heal All Wounds in Discrimination Cases…
What do you think when you hear that a employee filed a discrimination claim against a former employer? Do you assume it’s just a disgruntled employee looking for a payout? What if the employee alleged that s/he was subjected to 18 years of discrimination and harassment, had complained repeatedly and that the employer did nothing […]