Employment Discrimination

If you don’t trust the neutrality of Human Resources and EEO management, find an outside mediator who can contact your employer to suggest all parties sit down and resolve the issues without a...

Ten tips from an EEOC insider: And so you’ve filed an EEOC Charge? There’s a quicker and less painful option you may want to consider.

Tough economic times can lead to a jump in discrimination complaints. If it’s hard to get a job, keep a job or employees are just plain worried they are more likely to turn...

Employers need to define good reasons for checking candidate credit before they make it a routine practice for all positions.

The EEOC reported a big jump in age discrimination claims from 2006 to 2007.

In 2007 the EEOC received 12,510 sexual harassment charges and resolved 11,592 of them. The charges that were settled cost employers $49.9 million dollars....

Verbal barbs, glares, never returning calls, ignoring and repeated fed up sighs can poison the environment for the intended target and their co-workers.

If you feel as if your age is working against you, again whether you just started working in the last few years or have a lot of experience under your belt, consider the...

As the economy continues to contract, both large and small companies are facing layoffs. A proactive plan to prevent post-layoff injury reporting and avoid employment claims can help protect your company.

Sexual fraternization can be very expensive

Dust off your harassment and discrimination policies and remind all staff members of their content including consequences for violations.

When this employee chooses to go to an external agency they present what appear to be complete details of an employer’s wrongdoing. ...an organized, articulate employee can be very persuasive to an investigator.

High Court limits the ability of employees to bolster a discrimination lawsuit by calling other employees to provide "me too" evidence.

Don't let potentially offensive humor about presidential candidates land you or your business in hot water.

Religious displays and expressions of religious beliefs may become more open during the holiday season. Putting in policies that respect your employee's (and patient's) beliefs while respecting others and maintaining a place of...

Or can we only start counting their sick days from the day we set the policy?

If you are thinking of buying a retail store, consider 15 tips offered by the North American Retail Hardware Association. The first five can be found in Friday's blog , the second in...

Here are several posts that caught my eye this week. Slacker Manager Bren offered The Guiding Principles of Slacker@Work . Sound suggestions - here's my favorite: Be curious. Pursue other pursuits. And...

Do you ever swear? Never? Wow! I do but very rarely. Sometimes. Not really. Well, it depends. I can´t swear to it though I wouldn´t swear to or at a client, but sometimes...