Ver la versión en español aquí Benjamin Moore & Co. is an American paint company. A former Benjamin Moore Manager, Clinton Tucker, alleges that the Company is marketing paints with racially insensitive names – his two names as a matter of fact. Tucker claims that Benjamin Moore’s Clinton Brown and Tucker Chocolate paint colors refer to … Continue Reading
Kudos to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who, like a true HR professional, fined Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling $2.5 million and banned Sterling for life from the NBA. The punishment came last week on the heels of a leaked audio recording in which Sterling is heard scolding V. Stiviano, Sterling’s “personal assistant” (code name … Continue Reading
On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) held a meeting with representatives from employers, advocacy groups and insurance providers to discuss issues raised by employee-sponsored wellness programs in the context of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act as well as age, national origin, race and sex discrimination. … Continue Reading
Are you allowing your employees to dress up as ghosts, goblins and ghouls this Halloween? Celebrating Halloween in the workplace is a “treat” but employers should be aware of the risks. Here are some “real life” workplace horror stories: Religious Discrimination: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued a company for firing an employee, who … Continue Reading
A Florida appellate court (Alexis v. Ventura, Fla. 3d DCA June 29, 2011) has revived an employee’s tortious interference against her former supervisor. Ketlyne Alexis originally sued her former employer, Arbor E & T, for harassment and discrimination. Alexis then added Lilliam Ventura, her immediate supervisor, as a defendant to a tortious interference claim in … Continue Reading
Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal recently reversed a hefty jury verdict in favor of the employee and directed the trial court to enter final judgment in favor of Florida International University (“FIU “). See St. Louis v. FIU, Third District Court of Appeal, No. 3D08-2316, March 30, 2011. The case was a big win for … Continue Reading
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the federal statute that places limits on an employer’s ability to use background checks on employees and potential hires, will soon add a new requirement. Employers’ use of background checks, and credit history checks in particular, has come under scrutiny. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has pursued disparate impact … Continue Reading
This year, the Supreme Court allowed an employee to sue his employer for retaliation based on his fiancée’s discrimination complaint. See Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP 131 S.Ct. 864 (2011). North American Stainless fired Eric Thompson just three weeks after receiving notice of a charge of discrimination filed by his co-worker and fiancé Mariam … Continue Reading
