AT&T Services, Inc., doing business as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, L.P. (AT&T), a major telephone company, violated federal law by refusing to hire an applicant simply because he is an insulin-dependent diabetic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed last week.
Many employers and employees appear to still be unaware of the temporary COBRA premium reduction passed by Congress. Here is some background:
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MSNBC has an interesting article out this past week called "Where ‘omg, u look gr8’ can land you in court" in which they look at the evolution of sexual harassment in the modern workplace.
Welcome to the new sexual harassment. It's (usually) not about the stuff you see on Mad Men, and it's not chasing the secretary around the desk. . . . [It is more subtle now.] Those subtle areas can include everything from flirtation at a company party to a complimentary text message or an unwelcome invitation to discuss the latest project over dinner or drinks.
The article also has some discussion about the implications of the use of social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc) and the fact that it is somewhat easier to misconstrue an instant message or cell phone text message than it is a verbal statement.
All the focus these past few weeks as been on the Supreme Court's Decision in Ricci v. .jpg)
DeStefano because of its connection to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. However the Ricci decision will, in my opinion, only have a limited effect on the legal landscape. The fact pattern in Ricci is one that just isn't likely to come up all that often. (My opinion on this could change, of course, if political forces start pushing public employers towards more affirmative action efforts.)
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