Several weeks ago, we looked at how a Trump presidency might impact the NLRB. What about the EEOC? Can President Trump change the way the EEOC does things? If so, how much? Can and will the EEOC continue in the direction it was headed just before President Obama left office? In short, what can we […]
The EEOC’s Proposed New Enforcement Guidance on Harassment
Last month the EEOC published its proposed new Enforcement Guidance on Harassment. Wait. Didn’t EEOC Commissioners Chai Feldblum and Victoria Lipnic present a Report of the Co-Chairs of the Select Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace (“Harassment Prevention Report”) last year? Yep. I previously posted about that Report here. You may remember from my post that […]
More Employment Law Cases and Issues to Watch in 2017
I promised last week to cover one more Hot Button employment law issue to look for in 2017. Of course I didn’t tell you what it would be. I doubt you will be surprised to hear it though. The last Hot Button issue revolves around the rights of LGBT employees. Yes, I know I already […]
Wal-Mart, the Army, and LGBT Employee Rights
While I have previously posted on issues affecting LGBT workers, which you can access here, here, here and here, 2015 saw three cases involving the rights of LGBT employees that for one reason or another we did not address. Two of them involve Wal-Mart and issues regarding harassment of a transgender employee, and denial of health benefits to […]
Why You Should Be Concerned About Discrimination Against Your LGBT Employees
Here at the EmpLAWyerologist we have been getting familiar with laws and regulations that do –and do not–protect the LGBT population in the workplace. Without trying to sound like a broken record, there is no federal statute that explicitly protects against sexual orientation and/or gender identity discrimination. That said, we have gotten unmistakable messages from […]