People should be paid an honest wage for an honest day's work. This is a very basic principle that probably seems obvious to most readers today. ... Read More
Hospital whistleblower pushes back against retaliation by employer
One of the threads we've been developing in this blog concerns the protections that the law provides to whistleblowers who speak up about wrongdoing ... Read More
Sexual harassment, part 1: legal protections under federal law
The sexually charged atmosphere depicted on the acclaimed TV series "Mad Men" is shocking at times to behold. Today, our society no longer tolerates ... Read More
Disability discrimination, part 2: What does reasonable accommodation require?
Let's pick up the thread of the discussion on disability discrimination that we began last week. As we noted in our April 28 post, the Americans with ... Read More
Disability discrimination, part 1: federal protections
In many cultures in the world, people with disabilities are routinely pushed to the periphery of society. Fortunately, that is not acceptable in the ... Read More
Pro sports and paternity leave: MLB opens the door a little for dads
This is a follow-up to a two-part post we did last month on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). As we noted in our March 12 post, the FMLA ... Read More