Can employees be fired for being too fat? Can a job candidate who is missing her front teeth be turned down? Is it OK to hire or fire someone because of personal...
Here’s a problem that may never have occurred to management when it decided to use arbitration as an alternative to costly court litigation: Arbitration...
Wayne-based Crothall Healthcare will pay more than $88,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination claim brought on behalf of an employee working in Arkansas.
Many companies design succession plans so they can spot the next generation of leaders early and develop current employees to their full potential. If your...
One reason employers have handbooks is to protect themselves from surprise allegations of harassment. Without a handbook, they are left with having to show that...
An Equal Employment Opportunity officer with the Illinois Tollway has sued the agency, claiming she was suspended in retaliation for two reports she wrote alleging...
A former clerical worker is suing a San Francisco Bay Area-based trucking company, claiming he was harassed and subsequently fired for asking about medical benefits...
Generally, being denied a lateral transfer can’t be the basis for a discrimination lawsuit because it isn’t an adverse employment action. However, sometimes...
The EEOC has filed sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge complaints against Mount Airy-based Mountain River Trucking after what an employee says was nearly daily...
Employers are liable for damage their employees cause when they hurt customers or bystanders. That’s not the case, however, when those employees are off duty.
Vouchers for compact fluorescent light bulbs and rooftop solar panels have taken their place next to health insurance and flextime as popular employee benefits. Young...
In September 2008, El Paso Police Department Assistant Chief of Staff Diana Kirk filed a lawsuit charging the city with discrimination and retaliation. Now the El Paso...
While it is never okay for employers to make disparaging comments about an employee's age (or any other personal characteristic, for that matter), not all age-related...
Alliance Rental Centers recently agreed to pay $21,500 to settle an EEOC religious discrimination suit brought by a former employee whose religious beliefs kept him...
If your promotion processes are haphazard—devoid of objective criteria and without a clear system for choosing candidates—you could wind up facing a...
The cardinal rule for employers is to punish like offenses the same way. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t have some flexibility. For example, when two...
