Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: All employers – who have ever wondered whether an investigation of some sort should be made regarding an issue involving employees.
Should I investigate: Let’s face it, not every dispute will merit an investigation, and sometimes, the investigation merited will not require all of
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: All employers regardless of size or shape.
What does “at-will” employment mean: You might be inclined to think that it means that employees serve at the will of the master, or at the master’s pleasure. While this historically makes sense, “at-will” employment is something
Who does it apply to: All employers who have employees or prospective employees that smoke.
What is the issue: According to recent statistics 18.5% of the adult population in Texas smokes. Smoking affects productivity of the smoker and can affect the health of all employees. A lot of publicity has come to ideas regarding charging
Melissa Nelson is “devastated” according to ABC News. She was fired from her job as a dental assistant after 10 years of service because her male employer found her attractive and felt termination necessary to protect his marriage.
Nelson was hired in 1999 at the age of 21 to be a dental assistant in
Remember that cruise ship that sank off the coast of Italy last year? Remember the bumbling captain that ran the ship aground, cost the lives of 32 people, and abandoned the ship before his passengers? His name is Francesco Schettino and the cruise line he worked for let him go immediately after the incident. He
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: All employers that use criminal backgroundchecks to evaluate applicants or employees.
What is the issue: Blacks and Hispanic people are statistically more likely to be arrested and convicted of crimes than whites. As a consequence, employers who make a blanket rule that any person
A jury in an Atlanta Federal Court has determined that a white male was discriminated against according to a recent article by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Plaintiff, former Human Services Deputy Director Doug Carl, filed suit five years ago when he was denied the Human Services Director’s job in favor of a black female.
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Augusta National Golf Club has admitted two women as members: financier Darla Moore and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
I don’t know much about golf, but I do know that Augusta National is hallowed ground in the minds of most golfers. As an employment lawyer, I also
Ellen Pao is a partner at Silicon Valley venture capital firm of Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers. She has recently filed a lawsuit against the company for sexual harassment as the Huffington Post reports. Pao alleges that she was harassed by a senior partner in the firm who began excluding her from key meetings
“Mia” Macy applied for a job with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and interviewed as a male candidate. A former police detective from Phoenix relocating to San Francisco, Macy was repeatedly told by persons she interviewed with that she would be given the job she applied for. Some time after interviewing, but before