Whether they want to report it or not, one piece of news is spreading rapidly: Gretchen Carlson, a former host at Fox News (and, yes, a former Miss America) has sued Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment and retaliation. Let me say this at the outset: I am not going to try to […]
Is Your Company Risking an Age Discrimination Claim?
Suppose you started last month as Regional Sales Manager for your company, Brilliant Business, Inc (“Briliant”), and you need to hire 5 new salespeople for your region. Your boss, Vicky the VP of Sales, tells you that Brilliant recently settled a lawsuit under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for $2 million. […]
Breaking News: US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Applicant in Abercrombie “Hijab” Case
The much-awaited ruling in the Abercrombie & Fitch “hijab case” is here. Abercrombie & Fitch refused to hire 17-year old Samantha Elauf, because the headscarf she wore pursuant to Muslim practices (which she was wearing at her job interview) conflicted with Abercrombie’s “look” policy, which prohibited pretty much any head coverings. (Click here for a […]
Does the EEOC Need to Strike A More Conciliatory Tone???
Caroline Candidate filed a Title VII sex discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against your company, Marvelous Manufacturing, because it didn’t hire her. You respond to the charge, confident it will be dismissed. Instead, the EEOC issues a determination of reasonable cause to believe your company discriminated against the Charging Party — “and […]
The Concluding Piece on Wal-Mart’s Employment Law Capers
After 11 weeks of semi-intense focus on the world’s largest private employer, The Emplawyerologist is now wrapping up its series on Wal-Mart. Now, of course, we can still expect to hear more about Wal-Mart and its employment law woes in the news–unless of course, Wal-Mart does what we have been doing over here, by learning […]