By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Today is Equal Pay Day, a day that indicates how far into 2018 American women must work to earn as much as men did the previous year.
Am I going to go on and on about unfairness and inequity? I am not.
Instead, I provide you with facts and the results of a survey […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
So, is “All the Single Ladies” on Capitol Hill this week? Nope. Rather, it’s Every. Single. Lady.
What am I talking about? Am I talking in code? Am I about to go out on the road with Beyoncé?
Not so much.
I’m talking about this report that every single one of the 22 female senators have […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Recently, sixteen attorneys general across the country filed an amicus brief (this is Latin for “friend of the court” and brings to a court’s attention other relevant, helpful matters that it may not have already considered) on behalf of their respective states seeking to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation under federal law. These […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
As you can read most recently here and here, Rich Cohen and I advise and encourage employers to invest in interactive sexual harassment training tailored to the workplace. We think it is a crucial tool in slaying the vile beast that is sexual harassment in the workplace. However, our friends at Quartz […]
We have a special treat for you today—a guest blogger! Rich and I welcome our employee benefits partner Gary Lawson’s article to this Blog—
By: Gary Lawson
Whether or not your business has employees within the boundaries of the federal 6th Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee), there are some important lessons employers should learn from the recent […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
New buzz phrase, y’all. It’s been around awhile, but just received a LOT of attention due to the 2018 Oscar awards and Frances McDormand’s Best Actress speech, which, if you’re so inclined, you can read about here.
So, what exactly is it?
An “inclusion rider” floats the idea that A-list actors may have […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
No, I’m not talking about the ‘80s band known for hits like “Down Under” and “Be Good Johnny.”
I’m talking about the following types of comments from your company’s male employees:
“How am I supposed to treat women now?”
“I don’t even know what I’m allowed to say anymore.”
“I’m afraid to invite a female colleague […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
The #MeToo Movement shows no signs of slowing. Now, more than any other time, companies are galvanized to prevent or, if prevention fails, to correct unlawful harassment where they find it.
You Are Doing Everything Right! Right?
You, Employer (including you, start-ups!), have your clear anti-harassment policy with definitions, examples, complaint, and investigative procedures. […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
England seems to be sharing America’s gender pay gap woes. Former BBC journalist Carrie Gracie, former China editor, recently explained to British legislators that she left in protest about her pay when she discovered that her male peers, including the male North America and Middle East editor, earned “at least 50 percent” […]
“Work Faster!”
Amy Epstein GluckBy: Amy Epstein Gluck
Last month, my esteemed partner Rich Cohen wrote here that it had been over a year since he’d seen or written about a new code word or phrase for age discrimination, then blogged about a settlement where the employer stated that it would no longer consider a job applicant for the position because […]