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Posted on Mar 23, 2017 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Race / Color, Religious, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
In January, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watch dog charged with enforcing anti-discrimination laws, issued proposed new harassment guidance seeking input from the public. The public comment period ended March 21, 2017. …
Posted on Jul 18, 2014 on Legal Updates, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
The U.S. Supreme Court released one of its biggest decisions since it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act one year ago, captioned Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (U.S. …
Posted on Apr 15, 2014 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Published Articles, Religious, Tips of the Month by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Religious dress and grooming practices became news late last year when popular clothing store Hollister (an Abercrombie & Fitch brand) fired a Muslim employee for wearing a hijab, an Islamic religious headscarf. Initially, the employee …
Posted on Dec 20, 2012 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Religious, Workplace Safety by Robert G. Brody and Abby M. Warren
Holiday parties are a great way to thank your employees for their hard work over the year and build the morale and spirit of the team. Unfortunately, it can also be a time when otherwise …
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Rebecca Goldberg
Last week, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the First Amendment protects a religious institution’s autonomy to choose its ministers, placing these decisions beyond the reach of employment discrimination statutes. The case, Hosanna-Tabor …
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 on Age, Disability, Employment-at-Will / Restrictive Covenants, Legal Updates, National Origin, News, Race / Color, Religious, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Wage and Hour by Robert G. Brody and Rebecca Goldberg
The Obama Administration may go down in history as the Administration of Enforcement: investigations of worker misclassification and wage and hour issues are way up. Now we’re seeing it also applies to the civil rights …
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 on Age, Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, National Origin, Published Articles, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody
As published in the July 25, 2011 CT Law Tribune
Posted on Dec 19, 2011 on Legal Updates, Religious, Sex by Robert G. Brody
Do you want to hold a company holiday party, but worry about being sued? In the past, employers have faced worker’s compensation claims for holiday party injuries as well as lawsuits for sexual harassment, …
Posted on Nov 25, 2011 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody
Hertz recently fired 26 Muslim drivers for failing to clock in and out for their ten minute breaks. The union representing the employees claims discrimination based on religion. Hertz’s conduct is a great example of …
Posted on Sep 15, 2011 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, News, Religious by Robert G. Brody
New York City employers will now have to make an even greater effort to grant an employee’s request for religious accommodation. The Workplace Religious Freedom Act which was signed into law on August 30, 2011, …