A recent federal court decision was a textbook example of why, when the same supervisor hires and fires a worker within a relatively short time frame, that worker is going to have a hard time ...
Equal pay for equal work has been a standard workplace refrain for many years but the new Massachusetts Equal Pay Law (MEPA) has employers in that state singing a new tune entitled “Equal Pay for ...
A federal appeals court just reminded us who wins the battle between an employee’s firmly held religious beliefs and an employer’s need for weekend work. Darrell Patterson worked at the 24-hour Walgreens Customer Care Center ...
Hall of Fame Baseball Manager Leo Durocher was quoted as saying “Nice Guys Finish Last.” Based on a recent federal court decision in Michigan, the Human Resources corollary to this might be “Nice Guys End ...
A federal appeals court just ruled that an employee who received severance pay for signing a separation agreement can still keep the money even though she is now suing the employer for the same claims ...
A former employee claimed that his failure to file a timely discrimination charge should be excused because he and his former employer were involved in settlement discussions. The Appeals Court responded with the legal equivalent ...
It was hoped that the U.S. Supreme Court decision on a Christian baker’s right to refuse to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple would feed our hunger for certainty on the issue of ...
The viral video of the now-infamous New York lawyer ranting about Spanish-speaking food service workers was a true head-shaker moment. It also is a reminder that workplace language can trigger not only strong emotions but ...
