AI, Algorithms, and Employment Law
While artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems offer new opportunities for employers and employees, they also have the potential to [...]
More Than Half of All Charges Filed with EEOC Show Harassment and Retaliation Still Prevalent in the Workplace
Each year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) compiles and publishes statistics on the charges of discrimination it receives. Employees [...]
New Focus on Accommodating Religion at Work
Since 1977, employers, courts, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have relied on the language in TWA v. Hardiston, [...]
Assuming Women Can’t Perform A Job Can Cost You $2.7M
Maryland staffing agency Green JobWorks LLC (“Green JobWorks”) gets to pay almost $2.7M for a pattern or practice of sex discrimination against [...]
Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment
In April, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a technical assistance paper on Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment. While [...]
Sexual Harassment – Illegal Not Just Against Females
Auto care chain Monro, Inc., which owns and operates over 1,000 auto care locations in the U.S. and operates under several [...]
VP Fired for Violating Social Media Policy She Wrote
Don't miss our upcoming Respect in the Workplace Webinars! Manager Edition 3/16 - Employee Edition 3/17 Kathleen Jungclaus was the vice president for [...]
Accommodations for Religious Beliefs?
Last month, two former ESPN employees filed a joint federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut against ESPN and its [...]
New Laws Expand Rights of Expectant and New Parents
As part of the bipartisan government funding legislation signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, pregnant workers and nursing mothers [...]
You Can’t Reject a Candidate Simply Because She’s Pregnant
Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay $115,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity [...]