The Supreme Court Sides with Pregnant Employees
Back in December I wrote about the Supreme Court hearing arguments in Young v. United Parcel Service. The case caught everyone’s attention due to its far-reaching consequences, and for me because I had a new baby due in January (who decided to come three weeks early right before Christmas). For those of you who don’t […]
Discrimination is Alive and Well
I don’t expect many of you to be aware, but there was an incident in Paris involving fans of Chelsea, an English soccer team, after they played Paris Saint Germain several weeks ago. Video has emerged of three Chelsea fans preventing a black man from entering a metro train while chanting “We’re racist, we’re racist […]
How to Make Sure Your Employees Keep It In Their Pants
In honor of the recently passed Valentine’s Day, I’d like to talk a little bit about a salacious (and who doesn’t love salacious?!?) case that recently wrapped up in New York City involving sex, alcohol, sexual harassment, sex discrimination and sex (I know I mentioned sex twice, but I just wanted to make doubly sure […]
How to Handle Alcoholism in the Workplace
You may not want to think about it, but there’s a good chance at least one of your employees is an alcoholic. Approximately 17 million people aged 18 or older have been diagnosed with alcoholism. In 2012, 1.4 million adults entered treatment for alcoholism at a specialized facility. The numbers don’t lie, that is a […]
Supreme Court Grants Review for Same-Sex Marriage Issue
On January 16th, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear appeals from Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan on the issue of same-sex marriage. If this sounds a little familiar, it should. In November, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld different same-sex marriage prohibitions in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and Michigan, going against the current […]
Oh Baby: The Supreme Court Looks at the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
The U.S. last week Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. was argued before the Supreme Court. Since the Supreme Court granted cert in this case, if you’re an employment law nerd and anticipating a new child like me (baby #2 expected in January! ), you’ve been closely watching it. I see nobody else? Okay, then […]
