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Posted on Jul 16, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Pregnancy discrimination often makes headlines as Nike found out on Mother’s Day. Alysia Montańo, an Olympian and professional runner, authored an opinion piece in the New York Times slamming Nike for pregnancy discrimination. Specifically, she …
Posted on Jul 16, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to aggressively file sexual harassment cases across the country. Recently, the EEOC filed a federal lawsuit against a Chili’s restaurant in Colorado on behalf of several female servers …
Posted on Jul 10, 2019 on Family and Medical Leave Act, Legal Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The impact of leave on an annual bonus calculation often perplexes employers (and rightfully so). When calculating the amount of a bonus, can the employer take into account an employee’s absence for part of the …
Posted on Jul 10, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, News, Race / Color, Religious, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the federal watchdog for employment discrimination claims, released their long awaited charge statistics for fiscal year 2018. As we have written the last three years, retaliation claims continue to …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Immigration Related Issues by Bruce E. Buchanan
While so much of the immigration news is focusing on whether President Trump will order Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to roundup individuals and families to enforce outstanding deportation orders, ICE, through its Homeland Security …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Disability, Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
At the end of April, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights (CHRO), the Connecticut state agency tasked with enforcing the anti-employment discrimination laws, released new guidance for employers on pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions at …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Legislative Updates, News by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Unless you have been living under a rock the last decade, you are aware the United States is dealing with a major opioid epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than …
Posted on Jul 1, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Employers in New York City may be thinking the new City and State sexual harassment training requirements are no big deal. You may be thinking: “We just conduct additional training for our New York City …
Posted on Jun 26, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Legal Updates, Legislative Updates, News, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Special Alerts by Robert G. Brody and Lindsay M. Rinehart
Late last week, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into effect a law that will change the sexual harassment training and posting requirements for businesses across the state. For years, the law has required Connecticut employers …
Posted on Jun 25, 2019 on Discrimination and Harassment, Religious by Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard
Do you know if employees’ religious beliefs are sincerely held? Hard to know, but don’t start grilling them about their chosen religion when facing a request for a related reasonable accommodation. Title VII of the …