By: Amy Epstein Gluck
As an employment lawyer for organizations large and small, I hear this common refrain: “I need an ironclad noncompete that stops my employees from running away with my business.”
Not so fast!
But why? This seems reasonable, right?
Well…it depends. I know, you hear that a lot from lawyers. There are other interesting restrictive covenants […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Settle in people, and grab some coffee because I have a lot to say today about Saturday’s Grand Slam between the legendary Serena Williams and upcoming powerhouse Naomi Osaka.
Before you ask, “But, Amy, what does this have to do with employment and the workplace?”
The tennis court is Serena Williams’ workplace. It’s her […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Damn, I miss Aretha.
Back, way back, in early 2016, I told you here about a Colorado fire department’s $75,000 settlement with a former female firefighter to settle claims of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The woman had filed a complaint with the EEOC (a complainant’s necessary first step prior to filing a […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Remember—despite the legalization of medical marijuana in a majority of states, marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), which lists cannabis as a prohibited Schedule 1 illegal drug.
What does it mean to be a Schedule 1 drug?
“Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
People: the best drafted, airtight, protective anti-harassment policies in your workplace are no good at all if you do not enforce them.
It is simply insufficient to profess that you do not tolerate sexual harassment.
When an alleged victim of sexual harassment complains to you (“you,” as in the employer, the supervisor, the Human […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
#MeToo is real.
That is, #MeToo as a movement or an era or even a concept applies to real people of all backgrounds, to blue collar as well as white collar workers. One thing I know for sure—no one sets out desiring to be in the #MeToo club. In fact, I’d venture to […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
So this Report and Recommendation, out of the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (Alexandria Division), graced my screen today. The question U.S. Magistrate Mark L. Hornsby faced was whether federal anti-discrimination law’s prohibition of racial discrimination protects a job applicant who does not get the job because of his […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
No, I’m not talking about the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and then film where girl chooses between two boys. I’m talking about marijuana. Medical marijuana.
Oklahoma recently became the latest state to enact a medical marijuana law. The relevance from an employment law standpoint is that employers can no longer take an adverse […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
During the last couple of years, we have explored the twin issues of sex discrimination and gender pay disparities. We have examined it in the arenas of professional sports, universities, restaurants, Silicon Valley, and several different types of workplaces…including law firms.
We’ve explained that true parity in the workplace can raise productivity and efficiency, […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Use of the “n-word” in the workplace seems to be continuing, unabated.
You guys are not going to believe this scenario alleged in a lawsuit filed this week. The allegations are…appalling.
As reported by WaPo here, last year a black employee worked as a warehouse specialist for an energy company in Sacramento, California. The […]