EEOC announces that Title VII treats all LGBT discrimination as unlawful sex discrimination
Last week, the EEOC released a historic decision on same-sex employment discrimination rights [pdf] . The EEOC confirmed that, in its opinio...
WIRTW #375 (the “post-it” edition)
By Jon Hyman
Have you heard the one about the intern fired after hiding an offensive message for his employer buried within the stack of post-it notes he...
Who is an employee? DOL has answers in guidance on independent-contractor status
By Jon Hyman
I’ve written a lot in the past year about the distinction between employees and independent contractors under federal wage-and-hour laws ( h...
Recordkeeping policies: how long is too long?
By Jon Hyman
Yesterday we examined a recordkeeping issue specific to potential adverse impact claims under Title VII. Today, I want to cast the net a li...
Are you up on your federal recordkeeping requirements?
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC announced that is has sued a nationwide provider of janitorial and facilities management services for an alleged failure to mainta...