Woman fired for IVF will test bounds of Title VII’s ministerial exception
It’s no secret that I approach employment law from a pro-employer viewpoint. It’s right in the blog’s title: The Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. ...
WIRTW #223 (the “or are you just happy to see me” edition)
By Jon Hyman
This has been a busy week in employment law land, with the EEOC protecting transgendered employees and announcing its long-awaited guidance...
EEOC announces new guidance on the use of criminal background checks under Title VII that focuses on individualized assessments of past crimes
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday afternoon, the EEOC announced its long awaited, and, by employers, long dreaded, Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arre...
EEOC pronounces protections for transgender workers
By Jon Hyman
Title VII does not, on its face, protect transgender workers from discrimination. Increasingly, however, courts have extended its protection...
“Eat Shop Sleep” underscores the importance of proactively addressing wage and hour issues
By Jon Hyman
You might want to pay attention to the Department of Labor’s latest press release . The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Divisi...