Since abortion laws are such a hot topic right now, employers should be warned: firing a woman for obtaining an abortion is discrimination. A federal judge ruled last week that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act protects pregnant women who choose abortion (or don't). Other courts and the EEOC agree. Read more . . . #Abortion #Discrimination #TitleVII #PregnancyDiscriminationAct #EEOC #FederalEmploymentLaw

As an employer, you have to verify the work eligibility of every employee, and that frustrating process might make you consider hiring only U.S. citizens. Please reconsider. The form for verification, the I-9 form, is confusing and some of the documents you are presented may not look familiar to you—permanent residence cards, foreign passports, employment authorization documents, tribal documents. So, you may find completion of the required I-9 form stressful, especially sinc

Another U.S. Court of Appeals recently decided that the prohibition of discriminating "on the basis of sex" protects employees who are fired on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, the Court found that a supervisor's religious objections weren't sufficient reason for him to violate the anti-discrimination laws by firing his transgender employee. Read Vicki's blog post for more information on how Texas employers should respond. #Transgender #discrim

As a business owner or manager, you have the opportunity and the responsibility to combat racism and hatred in your workplace. Despite the bitterness of current political discourse and the appalling display of racism in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, or maybe because of it, everyone deserves to be able to go to work and feel accepted, valued and safe. Read More #Racism #discrimination #Civility #FederalEmploymentLaw #TitleVII #CivilRightsActof1964