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 […]
Your Employee’s on a Performance Improvement Plan–and S/he Sued???
Suppose you are a Department Head at Larger-than-Life Sciences, Inc. Rhonda the Researcher is one of your direct reports. Rhonda is just not performing well at her job. In fact, you are not sure she is really qualified. Your annual performance review showed serious problems. You then put Rhonda on a Performance Improvement Plan. Rhonda […]
Will the EEOC Change with Trump as President?
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 […]
Affirmative Action v Equal Employment Opportunity
I’ve been remiss. There I said it. Admitting the problem (or in this case the omission) is supposed to be the first step. So what didn’t I do? I have written on just about every anti-discrimination law. Well, I just had this epiphany. I have never really written about affirmative action. What self-respecting employment attorney/blogger misses […]