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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

This should constitute a racially hostile work environment; the court says it didn't

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15 different Black employees complain that their health-care employer maintains a racially hostile work environment. The allegations include...
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

For Ohio employers, it doesn't matter what the DEA says about marijuana

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News recently broke that the DEA intends to reclassify cannabis from a Scheule I drug to a Schedule III drug. That reclassification would pe...
Friday, May 3, 2024

WIRTW #716: the ‘new kid' edition

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On June 5, 2014,  Rhett Miller , founder, front person, and lead singer of Old 97's , promised my daughter (then a mere 9 days past her ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

DOL cautions employers on the use of AI

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"When used responsibly, AI has the potential to help improve compliance with the law. Without proper human supervision, however, these ...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Does a prank involving adult diapers and a wheelchair = age discrimination? It depends.

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An attorney celebrates a paralegal's 50th birthday by decorating her office party with a wheelchair, fake pill bottles, and adult diaper...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Sexual harassment, bathroom, and pronouns

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"Sex-based harassment includes harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including … repeated and intentional use of a...
Friday, April 26, 2024

WIRTW #715: the ‘over the top' edition

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Another successful  Craft Brewers Conference is in the books.  I spent a few great days speaking (on how to craft a harassment-free craft b...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

"This is a business." Google CEO fired back and fired protesting employees.

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"This is a business, not a place to act in a way that disrupts coworkers or makes them feel unsafe…." Those were the words of Goog...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

FTC bans all non-competes … Now what?

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There's more than one way to skin a cat … or at least that's what many employers are hoping. Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission...
Friday, April 19, 2024

WIRTW #714: the ‘today's post is brought to you by the letters W, G, and A' edition

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"No one wants to see a picket line on Sesame Street," said Writers Guild President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. Earlier this week, Writer...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Supreme Court eases path for employees to sue employers for discriminatory job transfers

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In a unanimous decision , the Supreme Court held that an employee alleging a discriminatory job transfer need not show the suffering of a ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

EEOC makes is clear that the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act covers unpaid time off for abortions

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From this point forward, if an employee needs an unpaid leave of absence to obtain and recover from an abortion, you better give it her. I r...
Monday, April 15, 2024

One bourbon, one union election, and one Cemex bargaining order

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One bourbon, one union election, and one bargaining order … is what an NLRB ALJ told Woodford Reserve Distillery last week. The judge held ...
Friday, April 12, 2024

WIRTW #713: the ‘lounging around' edition

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Next week I'll be at the Craft Brewers Conference  at the Venetian in Las Vegas — a four-day gathering presented by the Brewers Associat...
Thursday, April 11, 2024

Don't be an ostrich with harassment

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"If I ignore harassment, it will go away" … is the 100% incorrect response to harassment happening in your workplace. It's als...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Must you accommodation an employee's religion not to attend DEI training? Believe it or not, it might depend on the training.

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"Your respectful workplace training is against my religion; count me out." That's what one employee told his employer when it ...
Friday, April 5, 2024

WIRTW #712: the ‘OH-WOOO’ edition

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I will officially have a college student in a little over four months. The "if" was never in doubt, but there "where" de...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

The 5th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2024 is … the abhorrent optometrist

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"The only thing that changed from when I left for maternity leave to when I was terminated was the fact that I had a baby. It sent a cl...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

YouTuber faces legal challenge against his overly broad severance agreement

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"Employer and Employee agree to keep the existence and terms of this Agreement confidential and to not disclose its provisions to anyon...
Friday, March 29, 2024

WIRTW #712: the 'lunatics are in my hall' edition

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On April 8, Cleveland will be in the path of totality for a solar eclipse. One hasn't happened here since 1806; the next one won't b...
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