Employment Law Blog

Uber Under Accusations of Discrimination

September 4, 2018

Uber, the ride-hailing giant, has been in the news lately for a variety of problems. Now, the company is under investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that investigates charges of discrimination and harassment, for systematically discriminating against women by paying women less and for using...

New Time’s Up Campaign Enlists PSA from Celebrities

August 31, 2018

For those uncertain about what constitutes sexual harassment, and what to do if they experience or witness it, there is a new public service announcement (PSA) helping to answer these questions. The animated PSA, directed by Rashida Jones and narrated by Donald Glover, is a three-minute video that answers four...

Workers Terminated After Expressing Their Values

August 29, 2018

Everyone is entitled to their own values and opinions. When their opinions get them fired, something must be done. Workers at the Philadelphia clothing company, Feminist Apparel, expressed their views about gender and consent. The founder of the company fired almost the entire staff after he was confronted about his...

Supreme Court Rules on LBGT Rights

August 24, 2018

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, in which it ruled in favor of a baker who refused to provide a cake for a gay couple’s wedding, has received national attention. While members of the LBGT community are understandably upset by the decision, it is not one...

The Failure of Workplace Sexual Harassment Training

August 22, 2018

The wave of sexual harassment charges has created a far-reaching ripple in other industries. From government agencies to Fortune 500 companies and beyond, many industries are reconsidering their sexual harassment training policies and procedures. Although there may have been an uptick in sexual harassment training by some corporations, there are...

NASEM Sexual Harassment Survey Approach

August 20, 2018

Sexual Harassment has become one of the top issues in the nation, but sexual harassment training has been available for years and has not appeared to make a significant difference. The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently completed a two-year sexual harassment survey focusing on the issue...