NLRB Cannot Silence Musk
Free speech is having a moment. Not since my kids were young and tried to claim free speech rights against each other (fill in the blanks) have I heard so many claims of free speech. In the workplace, freedom of … Read More
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Does SHRM Have HR Issues?
What happened in the house of SHRM? Last week, a judge denied the Society for Human Resource Management’s attempt to prevent a jury trial on charges of maliciously engaging in race discrimination. The judge put it best: this is a … Read More
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Lily Ledbetter: The Passing of An Unlikely Icon
Imagine discovering that for decades you were paid half of what your co-worker made for the same job. Then imagine fighting that injustice and being awarded $3 million in back pay and damages–only to have the amount reduced to a … Read More
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Pregnancy Accommodation: EEOC Gets Serious
We all knew the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be a game changer. While challenges to the PWFA work their was through the courts, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is wasting no time enforcing the new law. In … Read More
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When 100% Is Not a Good Goal
Fed Ex wants its employees with medical restrictions to stay out of work until they are “100% healed.” Until medical restrictions were completely lifted, employees were forced to take unpaid medical leave, and some eventually terminated. It is certainly a … Read More