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I don’t actually have the answer to that. But someone else will soon – BMW Manufacturing Co., who is being sued by the EEOC regarding BMW’s use of criminal background checks.
As we’ve discussed in prior posts, the EEOC is being exceedingly (and sometimes unreasonably) aggressive in challenging employer’s criminal background check policies, claiming that…
“Jury Finds In Favor Of EEOC That One-Armed Security Guard Was Fired Because Of His Disability.” Wow, that’s quite a headline, isn’t it? A real eye-catcher. But that was the caption for a recent press release from the EEOC.
In this case, a one-armed man applied for a job as an “unarmed security guard” with…
Our last two blog posts talked about Ebola facts and the legal background that will frame any employer actions taken to address Ebola in the workplace. This post will offer some practical guidance on what options employers might consider. The bottom line question of interest to employers is what can they do with regard to…
This is the second in a three-part series on Ebola in the workplace. In the last blog posting, I discussed the actual facts about Ebola as set out by the Centers for Disease Control – exposure, symptoms, and self-monitoring. In this posting, I will discuss the legal framework with regard to developing and implementing Ebola…
Media reports of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, along with the recent infection of two nurses in Dallas, have raised fears of the potential spread of Ebola in the United States, and employers are increasingly concerned about what they should do to address the possibility of Ebola in the workplace. These concerns are heightened…
So, as we all know, the NFL is having a rough patch. (And as a Baltimore Ravens fan, the past month has been particularly painful for me). I was particularly intrigued by the latest (non-Ray Rice-related) gaffe – the penalty imposed on Kansas City Chiefs’ Husain Abdullah for bowing in Muslim prayer after intercepting a…
So, I know there are a lot of jokes about retired folks becoming a Wal-Mart greeter, even though I’m sure Wal-Mart would say that their greeters can be any age. But this joke has actually taken on legal significance – the term, “Wal-Mart door greeter” now apparently equates with calling someone “old.” At least it…
I know that the amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAAA) were intended to expand coverage of the Act, but sometimes I think the extent of the expansion is just ridiculous. This was highlighted for me in a recent case, EEOC v. Staffmark Investment LLC, in which the court found that an employee…
This one seems like a no-brainer. If you determine that an employee is behaving badly and you terminate him, you shouldn’t allow him back into the workplace. But that is what happened in the case of Frias v. Spencer.
A Hispanic employee complained that an African-American manager yelled at her. No action was taken…
Sometimes it feels like employees have so many rights, they get to choose what they will do and when they will do it. This may be true to some extent if the employee is entitled to a schedule adjustment as a reasonable accommodation for medical needs (American with Disabilities Act) or religious needs (Title VII),…
