If you run a religious organization, can you fire an employee that you believe has not followed your organization’s religious tenets? Suppose your organization is under Roman Catholic auspices and you believe that one of your employees has had sex outside of marriage? Wait. Aren’t religious organizations allowed to do that? Didn’t the US Supreme […]
Employers: No, You CANNOT Require Your Employees to Obey Your Religious Beliefs
Can an employer regulate an employee’s sex life? Does an employer have any say in an employee’s reproductive decisions? Wait. How are those even questions? Isn’t it obvious that it’s none of an employer’s business? Aren’t we in America in 2021? In what universe would an employer have any say in whether, when and how […]
No (Governor)! It’s Not A Joke, It’s Sexual Harassment!
Suppose you work in your company’s Human Resources Department. An employee complains to you about her boss. Specifically, she tells you that her boss asked her about her sex life. Even more specifically, he asks her if she’s ever been with an older man. She strongly suspects he is hitting on her, and that her […]
Furloughs Aren’t Illegal, Are They?
Suppose you find your company is affected by the pandemic and resulting economic downturn. You decide to furlough some of your employees. You inform them of their impending furlough. You hope that you can now focus on staying afloat until the economy improves. Could the furloughs themselves cause you other problems? What if your employees […]
Beyond Hiring and Firing: What (Else) the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for LGBTQ Rights at Work
Last week I posted about the US Supreme Court case, Bostock v Clayton, County, Georgia, specifically the ruling itself and the underlying reasoning. You can read that post here if you missed it. The 3 consolidated cases that prompted the ruling all involved the firing of an employee based either on their sexual orientation or […]