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Category Archives: EEOC
Why Am I Still Getting Sued By Employees?
(From Industrial Distribution Magazine). After covering union challenges and safety compliance concerns in previous articles, we’ll conclude the series by discussing those common employment law claims that continue to vex distribution employers. I will deviate from the usual format and … Continue reading
The EEOC and OSHA Are Expanding Their Focus To the Whole Company … All of It.
An EEOC “systemic” investigation can be as miserable as a class action lawsuit for employers. As we have discussed before, the EEOC has encouraged its management and investigators to scrutinize single claimant EEOC charges for possible expansion to a burdensome … Continue reading
When Is More Leave Not a Reasonable Accomodation?
Cases under the ADA are fact specific. Often it is difficult to find clear-cut standards for determining if an employee is qualified to perform the essential functions and if an accommodation is reasonable. In Attiogbe-Tay v. Southeast Rolling Hills LLC, a … Continue reading
More On the EEOC’s War On Criminal Background Checks
More from my buddy, Matt Korn, on the costly battles caused by the EEOC’s war on criminal background checks: Strike Two – The EEOC’s Failed Attempts To Limit Background Checks Date: October 1, 2013 By Matthew Korn (Labor Letter, October … Continue reading
EEOC Loses (Again) On Criminal-Background Checks
EEOC Loses (Again) On Criminal-Background Checks Date: September 1, 2013 By Edward Harold (Retail Industry Update, No. 3, September 2013) Last year, we wrote about the EEOC’s then-new guidance on the use of criminal-background checks in hiring decisions. [“Using … Continue reading
Disturbing Poll On Sex Harrassment
The vast majority of sex harassment cases we see litigated do not have legal merit and that tends to make management labor attorneys wary of harassment claims … at least those that are litigated. It almost seems as if the individuals … Continue reading
Will the EEOC Treat You Like A Criminal For Asking About Criminal Records?
A few practical ruminations…. Many of us remain a bit surprised that even the EEOC has so many problems with employers refusing to hire applicants with criminal records. certainly there are problems, but do the inquiries really warrant class action-type … Continue reading
FORGET THAT NEW NOVEL! NEW EEOC PUBLICATIONS ARE HERE!!
I found this post and links by fellow attorney-blogger, Philip K. Miles III of “Lawfice,” to be quite useful. I agree with his instruction … for your “Memorial Day reading.” Actually, while I love to read stuff like this in my off time, … Continue reading
Howard Mavity 
Foolish Comments and Inconsistent Appearing Discipline Get You Sued
Not just supervisors, but also Safety professionals routinely have to respond to or try to prevent various types of employment claims. Why you may ask? Partly because the supervisor and employees figure that “regulations are regulations,” so the safety dude … Continue reading →