Disclosed Menstrual Pain. Denied the Job. Now They’re Paying $48K to the EEOC.
A job candidate allegedly asked to reschedule an interview due to severe menstrual symptoms. She didn’t get the job....
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A Half-Hour Absence. Seven Years of FMLA Fallout.
S he left work early during her pregnancy—with her supervisor’s okay. Seven years later, the court said she may...
The $101K Lesson: A Salary Alone Doesn’t Buy You an Exemption
&n b sp; Paying employees a flat weekly salary doesn’t make them exempt from overtime. One employer just learned...
I Went on a Podcast to Talk About the Supreme Court’s Ames Decision. Here’s Why Employers Should Listen.
Y ou already know the plaintiff won. What you might not know is what that means for your workplace...
Bias by Vibe: Why Stereotyping the Employer Backfires—Even in California
&n b s p; You’ve trained your managers to avoid bias. But what happens when an employee tries to...
Office, Email, Keys, Badge… No Lawsuit? Why the Court Said “Not an Employee” in a Race Discrimination Case
&n b s p; An onsite manager alleged race discrimination, but the court never reached the substance of her...
The DOL Just Relaunched Opinion Letters—Here’s Why That Matters for Employers
O n Monday, June 2, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the relaunch and expansion of its opinion...
Fired Up Over Faith: Court Says Employers Must Rethink Religious Denials
E mployers, take note: vague safety concerns and “we did our best” no longer cut it. A recent Third...
The ADA Has Boundaries. Here’s What They Look Like in Court.
&n b sp ; Some jobs just require heavy lifting—literally. And courts aren’t about to tell employers to...
Hostile? Maybe. Discriminatory? Not So Fast.
&n b s p; Some employees make life miserable for their coworkers. They gossip, sabotage, and bully—but that doesn’t...
Rounding Time at Work? Here are 594,143 Reasons to Make Sure You’re Doing It Legally.
A recent DOL enforcement action shows how routine rounding practices can spiral into serious legal exposure. This post breaks...
Court Nixes Elective Abortion Accommodation Mandate—but Discriminate At Your Own Risk
The PWFA was designed to s upport pregnant workers. But when the EEOC included abortion in the mix, a...
No Cause? No Problem. Supreme Court Foreshadows Political Purge
T he Supreme Court appears ready to give the President what amounts to a blank check to fire a...
When Your Emails Make the Case… for the Other Side
Flamethrower messages torpedo an ADA claim in this no-nonsense ruling from a federal appellate court. TL ;DR: An adjunct professor...
So You’ve Gotta File an EEO-1 Report. Now What?
I f you’ve been staring at the words “EEO-1 Component 1” and thinking they sound like a rejected Star...
Toxic From the Top Down: Shocking New EEOC Lawsuit Alleges Owner-Led Culture of Harassment and Retaliation
&n b s p; This isn’t a story about a rogue employee—it’s about the person ru nn ing the...