Jury Awards $41M in Discrimination, Wrongful Termination Case

​A nurse recently won a $41 million jury verdict in her discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, a health care provider based in Oakland, Calif. In 2021, a former charge... Read more »

Employee’s Job Transfer May Have Been Age Discrimination

​Takeaway: An employee can go forward with his age bias claim in which evidence showed he was involuntarily moved into a new position that constituted a demotion, despite his employer’s claim that... Read more »

Viewpoint: Employers Have Rights Too

​Daily headlines trumpet multimillion-dollar awards for employers’ violations of a variety of state and federal employment laws. Cases like these get lots of media attention—and they should. But equally deserving of attention... Read more »

Job Transfer Case May Implicate IE&D Programs

​The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard a case centered on lateral job transfers, but the case could impact other employment policies and practices, especially the criteria for inclusion, equity and diversity (IE&D)... Read more »

5th Circuit: ‘Ultimate Employment Decisions’ Aren’t the Only Covered Employer Actions

​Takeaway: This decision reminds employers that Title VII covers a wide range of employment decisions beyond the most salient moments in a person’s work life. The decision also highlights the uncertainty caused... Read more »

Try a Low-Key Response When Older Workers Threaten to Retire

​When older workers make vague assertions that they’d like to retire, immediately asking them to specify when may not be the best approach. Ignoring their assertions isn’t either. Following up later with... Read more »

Supreme Court Analyzes Discrimination Law in Job Transfer Case

​The U.S. Supreme Court heard a case on Dec. 6 that will determine whether involuntary job transfers can constitute discrimination in some circumstances. The court focused on whether tangible harm is required... Read more »

A Time for Change

Over the last year, diversity, equity and inclusion has lost its luster. Politicians are passing bills limiting the reach of DE&I in the workplace. Conservative-leaning consumers are boycotting companies they perceive as... Read more »

Navigating the Complexities of Religious Inclusion

​Shortly after Scott Robbins joined MiQ four years ago, he learned that the digital marketing company was holding an important regional meeting on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.  Robbins, a regional sales... Read more »

Nonbinary Employees: Invisible on Many EEO-1 Forms

​There are many reasons why employers may choose not to report their nonbinary employees on the EEO-1 form, which is due Dec. 5. These reasons include—according to Denise Visconti, an attorney with... Read more »
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