Blog Posts in November, 2015

On October 28, 2015, a funeral home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida was named in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The suit alleges that the owner of ...

Disability discrimination claims can be very tricky. The determination of what constitutes a protected "disability" must be made on a case-by-case basis. Many medical conditions are easily protected ...

The EEOC has recently brought a case of age discrimination against a national restaurant chain whose headquarters are in Orlando, Florida. The case alleges a pattern-or-practice of age discrimination, ...

Proficiency exams, math tests and other forms of assessment are not uncommon in the employment context. Tests are often used in making hiring decisions. While these tests are not, per se, unlawful, ...

A dangerous assumption some employees make is that, as long as they have FMLA leave , they can take time off work whenever they want and it will be “excused.” The truth is, misapplying your FMLA ...

Can you believe that, in 2015, there are still some people engaging in witch hunts? Instead of Salem, Massachusetts, Fort Meade, Maryland is the site of, what seems to be, genuine religious ...