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A new term sweeping through the HR world has employment lawyers all a-flutter. The term? ”Mancession.” It appears to have started with this New York Times article and picked up momentum yesterday after Business Week ran a piece entitled Women: Nearing a Majority at Work? What exactly is the “Mancession”? Basically, the recession appears to be …
Today’s Wall Street Journal features a rather interesting article on employer reactions to Monday’s Supreme Court’s ruling. The authors were kind enough to quote me a bit. The viewpoints were decidedly mixed. Some believe the decision will encourage employers to use more tests in the hiring process. Others (like me) believe it will have the opposite effect …
Previously here on the Blawg, we reported on a case in which a black employee was awarded $120,000 after he proved that his firing for setting off a firecracker in the workplace was discriminatory. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the award. The case offers several valuable lessons for employers. Here are …
EEOC claims hit a record high 95,402 in fiscal year 2008, according to the latest EEOC Performance and Accountability Report. That number was up a whopping 15.2% compared to last year. Those figures are consistent with other data published on the Blawg showing that employment law claims and verdicts go up in a downturn. The message is simple: …
An applicant who was denied a job after disclosing that he was in the process of becoming a woman won a discrimination lawsuit against the Library of Congress. The Facts David Schroer served in the U.S. Army for twenty-five years, including a stint as a Special Forces Commander leading a team that tracked international terrorists. After …
Several thousand TV writers inked a $4.5 million settlement with talent agency International Creative Management, Inc. (ICM), resolving the first of 23 pending age discrimination suits against various talent agencies, TV networks and studios. The lawsuits were filed in 2000 and include cases pending in California state court against media giants ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Disney, …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question, along with your responses. Which type of discrimination lawsuit is mot likely to result in a big-$$$ verdict? a. Age (16%) b. Disability (21%) c. Gender (19%) d. Race (39%) e. Religion (4%) The correct answer is “a.” According to the …
Novellus Systems, Inc. agreed to pay $168,000 to settle race harassment and retaliation claims brought by an African-American employee who complained that he was subjected to racist rapping by a co-worker. Michael Cooke alleged that the co-worker routinely listened to — and rapped along with – music prominently featuring racial epithets including the N-word. According to the EEOC, …
Today, the EEOC released a new Compliance Manual Section regarding religious discrimination in the workplace. Click here to download the new section, here for answers to FAQs and here for employer and employee best practices. The new section covers many key issues, including: what constitutes “religion” for purposes of Title VII reasonable accommodation of religious practices religious harassment religious expression …
An Ohio jury awarded more than $46 million to an employee who alleged that he was fired after refusing to terminate three older employees because he felt it would constitute age discrimination. The jury awarded Ronald Luri $3.5 million in lost wages and a whopping $43.1 million in punitive damages. Luri worked for waste collection …
