Sticks and stones may break my bones...
As long as harassment has been illegal, the lynch pin of its unlawfulness has always been the protected characteristic of the person being h...
Archive: May 2007
U.S. Supreme Court limits pay discrimination claims
By Jon Hyman
Today, the United States Supreme Court, in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , ruled in a 5-4 decision that in cases alleging disc...
Jury hits Kohl's big in "family responsibility discrimination" case
By Jon Hyman
To help drive home yesterday's post about family responsibility discrimination, a Cuyahoga County jury today awarded a former assistant ...
Is Failing to Promote a Work/Life Balance Actionable Discrimination?
By Jon Hyman
If you scour Federal and Ohio anti-discrimination laws, you will not find “caregiving” as a protected characteristic. Yet, according to the ...
Lessons from Childrens' Lit
By Jon Hyman
“Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. “ So starts Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type , my soon to be one year old daughter’s ...
Pregnancy discrimination claims on the rise
By Jon Hyman
It certainly seems like we are in the midst of another baby boom. Everywhere you look there are either pregnant women or women pushing strol...
Ohio bans sexual orientation discrimination for state employees
By Jon Hyman
Governor Strickland on Thursday signed an Executive Order that protects all State workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation ...
EEOC issues new EEO-1 Form for 2007
By Jon Hyman
As most companies should be aware, the EEO-1 Report is a confidential government form required of employers with 100 or more employees or wi...
Silence is not always golden - confidentiality policies may violate NLRA
By Jon Hyman
The National Labor Relations Act makes it unlawful for an employer, in a union or non-union shop, to interfere with, restrain, or coerce emp...
E-discovery provides a potential weapon against litigating employees
By Jon Hyman
After Target Stores terminated Judith Teague's employment, she claimed gender discrimination and filed a charge of discrimination with ...
Age discrimination lawsuits continue to rise
By Jon Hyman
In an article that will probably not come as much of a surprise to employers, according to today's Houston Chronicle baby boomers conti...
Are new protected classes on the horizon?
By Jon Hyman
While some companies voluntarily choose to implement policies that state that they will not discrimination on the basis of sexual orientatio...
A Cautionary Hiring Tale
By Jon Hyman
In May 2004, Pfizer hired Dr. Dale Thurman as a veterinary pathologist. Thruman claims that prior to hiring, Pfizer's recruiting manager...
The Song Remains the Same -- Has Burlington Northern Really Changed the Landscape of Retaliation Claims?
By Jon Hyman
While Ohio and federal anti-discrimination laws have long prohibited an employer from retaliating against an employee who makes a claim of d...