Fired for Being Too Fat? The ADA May Make That Illegal
As my colleague considered several months ago, organizations like the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) have been fighting for decades to counter the prejudices many have against...
View ArticleHow To Prevent Discrimination And Retaliation Against Domestic Violence...
We previously posted about the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)’s new fact sheet, entitled “Application of Title VII and the ADA to Applicants or Employees Who Experience...
View ArticleMen Only, Boxer Briefs, & No Fingerprints — Abercrombie & Fitch’s Employment...
Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has been known to push the envelope at times. If you’ve seen their half-naked male models posing in store windows in only a pair of boxer briefs, then you know what I’m...
View ArticleThe EEOC’s Priorities, Guidance, and Enforcement Efforts for 2013 and, Maybe,...
This blog post was written by Jana L. Korhonen, another of our Labor & Employment Group attorneys. I recently attended a luncheon in which one of the Commissioners for the U.S. Equal Employment...
View ArticleReviewing the Biggest and Baddest Labor & Employment News of 2012
Despite expected legislative gridlock and election-year politics, 2012 turned out to be an exciting year for changes in the labor and employment law landscape. The headlines just kept coming. Some of...
View ArticleThe List: Making 2013 an HR Success – Part 2
The last post, Part 1, set forth the first five items on a wish list from an attorney’s perspective – specific ways in which a Human Resources department can minimize problems down the road. The final...
View ArticleThoughtless Comments Make For Easy Pickings
The EEOC just sued J.C. Penney claiming that it refused to hire a woman at a Brunswick, Georgia store because she was pregnant. While that is not big news (except to perhaps the woman and the...
View ArticleSupreme Court Defines “Supervisor” for Title VII Purposes
This blog was written by Gary Knopf, another of our Labor & Employment Group attorneys. The Supreme Court has just issued its decision in Vance v. Ball State holding that an employee is a...
View ArticleThe Actual Cost of Thoughtless Comments
Last March, I wrote about a lawsuit the EEOC filed against a department store that allegedly refused to hire a woman because she was pregnant. In the post “Thoughtless Comments Make For Easy...
View ArticleFines To Increase For Failing To Post Notice Of Anti-Discrimination Rights
The EEOC recently announced that it will double its fine for employers who violate the notice posting requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the...
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