In case you hadn’t see the news, on January 22, 20226 the EEOC voted 2-1 to rescind its 2024 harassment guidance. https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-commission-votes-rescind-2024-harassment-guidance But what takes the place of the erstwhile guidance? The 2024 document superseded Compliance Manual Section 615: Harassment (1987); Policy Guidance on Current Issues of Sexual Harassment (1990); […]
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08
Jul
2025
FMLA-ADA-PWFA in NYC!
Come join me in the Big Apple next month for the Certificate Program In FMLA, ADA and PWFA Compliance seminar, which will be held in New York City August 11-13, 2025. This comprehensive, three-day in-person program includes 17 information-packed sessions that provide complete A-to-Z coverage of all aspects of FMLA, […]
Read moreJust saw this article from the Nukk-Freeman & Cerra law firm on a recent NJ LAD (Law Against Discrimination) case, based on a male/female dress code at a restaurant. A non-binary customer was denied entry in a sleeveless shirt. Sleeves were required for men, but not for women. The case […]
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03
May
2023
Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment
In April, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a technical assistance paper on Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment. While the paper is aimed at federal agencies, the EEOC urges private employers to consider its dozens of recommendations, too. The document provides recommendations in four main areas: 1) leadership […]
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05
Sep
2021
Failure to Accommodate Disability = Liability
Traditionally, an adverse employment action—getting disciplined or fired, being denied a raise or promotion, for example—has been a necessary part of a discrimination case. But in the area of disability discrimination, state and federal courts around the country have differed about whether an employee who has been denied a disability […]
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