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Short-Term Employment and Hostile Work Environment Claims Don’t Mix— or Do They??

March 18, 2021 by theemplawyerologist Leave a Comment

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 […]

A SLAPP in the Face? Why You Might Not Want to File a Counterclaim in a Workplace Harassment Suit

September 3, 2020 by theemplawyerologist Leave a Comment

“My employee just sued me and my company claiming sexual harassment. It’s patently false. I want to counter-sue”. I’ve heard this one before. Can you file a counterclaim to a workplace harassment suit? In theory, maybe. Should you? That’s another question altogether.  Why shouldn’t you file a counterclaim — particularly if you really believe — and maybe even […]

Time May Not Heal All Wounds in Discrimination Cases…

February 14, 2019 by theemplawyerologist Leave a Comment

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 […]

This Employer Got In Trouble For Changing an Employee’s Shift…

January 10, 2019 by theemplawyerologist Leave a Comment

Does your organization require employees to work in shifts? Many do. Can you hire an employee in one shift and later ask the employee to work another shift? Generally speaking, yes. Wait. Generally speaking? What does that mean? Doesn’t an employer have a right to determine its needs and hire accordingly? Same answer. Does that mean […]

Employees Have a Right NOT to Pray

July 19, 2018 by theemplawyerologist Leave a Comment

We live in a country that affords us many individual freedoms, among them the right to observe the religion of our choice (subject to some reasonable limits). When a job requirement interferes with a sincerely held religious belief an employer must at least try to provide a reasonable accommodation.  Generally speaking, employers must not discriminate […]

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