Employers are on a roll lately! All too frequently they are unfairly targeted by others – whether a plaintiff or a government agency – and vindication is all too rare. As many of you sadly know, it is usually cheaper to settle a (meritless) claim than to fight. So I hope you enjoy it as
June 2014
Another Slap on the Wrist – for the Plaintiff
By Fiona W. Ong on
Posted in Litigation
It’s pretty clear I love a good comeuppance. In my last blog post, I reveled in an Administrative Law Judge’s reprimand of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for bringing a frivolous complaint against an employer. In an earlier post, I discussed with glee a federal judge’s upbraiding of the…
Harassment for Not Being Sexually Loose, Promiscuous and Predatory?
By Fiona W. Ong on
Posted in Laws & Regulations, Sexual Harassment
Courts have recognized same-sex harassment claims based on a failure to conform to gender stereotypes – such as when a male plaintiff is harassed for being effeminate or exhibiting traditionally feminine characteristics (see my prior blog post on harassment of a male ironworker because of his use of Wet Ones instead of toilet paper!). In…