Don't confuse "family status" for "family responsibility discrimination"
I've blogged a lot on " family responsibility discrimination ," which is discrimination against parents or caregivers because ...
Appeals court allows ex-employee's retaliation caim to proceed based on the filing of a lawsuit against an employer
By Jon Hyman
Retaliation cases continue to be one of the hot button employment law issues. This term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear three separate...
The importance of confidential settlement agreements
By Jon Hyman
Kathleen Peratis at the Jewish Daily Forward is proposing the passage of legislation to prohibit settlement agreements in employment discri...
Bullying boss justifies unemployment award
By Jon Hyman
It has long been accepted that our discriminations laws do not set forth "a general civility code for the American workplace." ( ...
What else I'm reading this week #16
By Jon Hyman
Last week, I gave everyone my thoughts on IBM's reaction to its $65 million wage and hour settlement ( An expectational argument for ove...