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Workplace wellness

Eden Foods exec told HR rep ‘all these girls want me,’ EEOC alleges

May 6, 2022

Via: HR Dive

Harassment is “unwelcome conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy), national origin, older age (beginning at age 40), disability, or genetic information (including family medical history),” according to the EEOC, and […]


Research

HR Functions Can Be Protected Activity Under Title VII

August 18, 2021

Via: SHRM

Employees are engaged in activity protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when they investigate discrimination complaints and enforce equal employment opportunity policies, even if those tasks are part of their job duties, the 6th U.S. […]


Development & Evaluation, Engagement

5th Circuit Rejects Fired Transgender Employee’s Discrimination Claim

August 16, 2021

Via: HR Hero

An employer wasn’t liable to a former employee who alleged he was terminated because he was transgender, the 5th Circuit recently ruled, upholding a Houston federal district court decision. The appeals court said the former employee failed to allege he […]


Research

Unchecked Boxes on EEOC Charge Form Halt Bias, Retaliation Claims

August 13, 2021

Via: HR Hero

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of a former employee’s sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation claims because he hadn’t exhausted administrative remedies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before filing suit. Although he mentioned […]


Research

Carefully Handling Adverse Action Thwarts Employee’s Retaliation Claim

August 12, 2021

Via: HR Hero

Retaliation claims are the most frequently alleged basis for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the most common finding of wrongdoing, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Often, the underlying discrimination allegations […]


Research

What Employees Must Show to Prove Title VII Claims Against Federal Employers

July 29, 2021

Via: HR Hero

Claims filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 require employees to demonstrate several specific elements to prove race discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, or constructive discharge by a federal employer. To be successful, they must show […]


News

Court Revives Title VII and FMLA Claims

June 1, 2021

Via: SHRM

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived race discrimination and retaliation claims of a Black sheriff’s office employee fired for sleeping on the job based on evidence that the office only counseled a white employee for the same behavior. […]


News

Facebook Post Lands HR Manager in Hot Water

July 15, 2019

Via: HR Hero

Building on its reassertion that Title VII doesn’t cover sexual orientation, the federal appeals court in New Orleans recently ruled there is no protection for employees who complain about perceived sexual orientation bias either. An HR manager who posted her […]