This isn’t the most earthshatteritng news for a Monday morning, but on the other hand depending on where you are located in the U.S. this will be of interest. It’s important to know which reg...
https://joelustig.wordpress.com/2024/05/13/osha-opens-new-regional-office-in-southeast/
Bad enough in this case that it was the company’s GM that engaged in this misconduct. Worse still, that the employer backed him up in making him the only person to whom the victim could report ...
Rulemaking is the sausage making of enforcing the laws on the books. Not always pretty to watch, often plodding, but vitally important for an effective final product. (Actually, for all I know, s...
https://joelustig.wordpress.com/2024/05/10/heat-exposure-rulemaking-gets-bump-forward/
Sadly, this happens all too often in the restaurant industry. One hopes that these businesses get the message with each lawsuit filed that this type of behavior must be rooted out before it becom...
Todays topic: Retaliation. And why it’s counterproductive to engage in it. When an employee complains about discrimination, take it seriously, investigate, and move on. Barrett Distribution Cen...
https://joelustig.wordpress.com/2024/05/08/settlement-wraps-up-eeoc-retaliation-lawsuit/
For licensed practical nurses the workplace often is a patient’s home. This case is a warning to the health care agencies that employ them that they must take steps to make sure working in a pa...
When evaluating whether an applicant is suitable for the job, the question is what they can do in spite of any limitations they may have, not what they can’t do. That’s what federal disabilit...
https://joelustig.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/eeoc-alleges-amputees-ada-rights-violated/
This employer committed a two-for violation of disability rights law, the government charged. And considering the sequence of events, the employer’s decision to settle the lawsuit for a nominal...
The feds continue to be the cop-on-the-beat when it comes to policing the workplace for safety violations. Ideally employers would police themselves, but here the employer fanned on that obligati...
I never much liked piped-in music in the workplace. Sometimes you just have to put up with it. But not where it creates or feeds into unlawful working conditions, as the government alleges happen...