Recently I noted a short but informative article in The Washington Post about the rapid growth of employment retaliation claims — fifth year in a row that it has overtaken
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Post-Employment Victimisation In The UK: Is It Actionable?
Thought that only the US Congress was capable of passing laws with drafting errors? 
Seems that this is what happened in the UK, which has a statutory prohibition against employee
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Employers: Don’t Retaliate Even After The Employee Is Gone
We all know that an employer is not permitted to retaliate against an employee who has filed a claim or complaint of discrimination. We also know that retaliation is far
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5 Things You Need To Know About Retaliation
"Any employment discrimination problem — sexual harassment or anything else — can always be made worse and more injurious to the conduct of the employer’s business. Retaliation is guaranteed to do
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Employer Pays $2,750,000 Because It Did Not Bother To Read Our Blog!
In our blog of July 3d, we wrote that the EEOC has an interesting website that provides a “selected list” of pending and resolved lawsuits brought by the EEOC
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When Will Employers Learn — The EEOC Is Serious About Enforcing Title VII Against Pregnancy Discrimination
In a number of recent blogs, we reported the number of cases of pregnancy discrimination is rising rapidly — in fiscal 2011, there was an increase of 23% in the
“How would your practices stand up in court?”
We have repeatedly blogged that an employer must use its best practices to ensure that it does not get sued. Stay compliant. Train your staff and management. Have a zero-tolerance policy. Have an
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