Have you ever had an employee go out on and return from maternity leave? Did any of those new moms breast feed their babies? I’m sure for many of you the answer is “Yes”. In that case, you may have received requests for permission to use a breast pump, or time to pump. Maybe someone […]
Sexual Orientation May Not Be Covered Under Title VII, But…..
Suppose one of your employees complains that co-workers, believing him/her to be homosexual, are harassing him/her. You look into the complaint, but you kind of drop the ball and nothing is really done. The co-workers, having found out about the complaint, step up the harassment. You also learn that the complainant may have violated a […]
10.1 Million Reasons Why Anti-Harassment Policies Alone Are Not Enough…
Does your workplace have anti-harassment policies? What about anti-discrimination policies? It probably does. If not it probably should. If ever an employee filed a charge with the EEOC or a state agency or sued, that’s one of the first documents an employer would have to produce. Not being able to do so could be the […]
LGBT Rights in the Workplace —- Under the ADA???
There has been a lot of buzz on whether sex discrimination under Title VII includes gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. Last week, however we were thrown a curveball. A federal judge ruled that a transgender employee may in fact be protected from discrimination — under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Wait. What? Gender identity […]
You Offered Her the Job, She’s Pregnant. Now What?
Many employers have been in this very situation. You finally a qualified candidate for a position that’s been open for a long time. So you offer her the job. She accepts. There’s only one problem: she tells you she’s pregnant. You are not happy. Now you’re back to Square One, because you have to start […]