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 […]
Does Title VII Prohibit Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Discrmination? Definitely, Maybe.
Most of us know that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act sex discrimination in the workplace is illegal. What about discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or status as a transgender? The Emplawyerologist will be covering different aspects of this topic over the next few weeks. We’ll start this week with an […]
Hearing Religious and Pregnancy Discrimination Cases “Appeals” to the Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court began its October 2014 term two weeks ago. Many of you may be thinking, “That’s nice, but why do I need to know that? Should I care?” If you are an employer, manager or H.R. practitioner,the answer is a resounding “yes”. Why? The High Court has agreed to hear appeals […]