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Category Archives: Employment Law
Gender discrimination masked by “old boy” stereotypes –
While sex sells, now more than ever, sex discrimination also lives on too well according to the EEOC. It received a $ 500,000 jury verdict in a case under Title VII about sex discrimination in promotion policies in which less … Continue reading
Court Tosses EEOC Expert in Disparate Impact Discrimination Case
When a federal court dismissed a disparate impact discrimination case, the EEOC got egg on its cheeks. A large percentage of the discrimination cases we see involve disparate treatment – good old-fashioned, intentional discrimination. More subtle and with wider impact … Continue reading
Associational Discrimination: An Employment Red Flagg
In a recent, precedent setting decision, the Supreme Judicial Court found that the plaintiff, Marc Flagg, had a valid claim of associational discrimination by his employer AliMed, Inc. Associational discrimination is something that occurs when an employer takes a negative … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Law
Tagged 151B, ADEA, Associational Discrimination, Discrimination, Employment Law, Handicap Discrimination
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Did the Windsor Case Striking Down DOMA “Undomicile” Employment Law?
On June 26, 2013, in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court invalidated Section 3 of DOMA making unconstitutional that part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Marriage is no longer defined as between a man and a woman … Continue reading
Interviews: Best Hiring Practices Part 3
Interviews are the third topic in our series on hiring. You should have already prepared a complete job description that will help you if you need to terminate the employee. Thus, you have some form of criteria for weeding out … Continue reading
Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need To Know To Keep You Out Of Trouble
Today we present a guest article by my colleague, Jeanne M. Colachio, Esq. We both presented at the recent Lorman Employment Law Update seminar, for the second year. She agreed to become my first guest blogger and has great advice … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Law, Guest Posts
Tagged employee handbook, Employee Handbooks, Employment Law, Handbooks
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Age Discrimination Defense: Factors Other Than Age
BTW, have you noticed our blog has a new name? With age discrimination cases, claims that business practices have a disparate impact on people protected by the ADEA* can make it difficult to mount a strong defense. The ADEA was … Continue reading
Employee Terminations: Best Practices for Employers
Some of you might like a short primer on employee terminations, something we all prefer not to do, but sometimes it is unavoidable. This is one part of my topic: Hiring, Firing, Disciplining and Laying-off Employees for an Employment Law … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Employment Law
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Waiving Wage Act Claims
A recent case as resulted in an important update to the Wage Act, concerning statute of limitations and what is a valid release. The Townsend Oil Company, Inc., barely a stone throw away from my office, was in court over … Continue reading