By: Amy Epstein Gluck
If your answer is anything other than “yes, absolutely,” we should really talk.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects qualified employees with mental health impairments the same as it does employees with physical disabilities—as long as the employee can perform the essential functions of the job and the accommodation does not impose an undue […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
I read with interest last night that a well-known billionaire money manager “talked about genitalia” in a well-attended investment conference and about how money managers view obtaining clients like “trying to get into a girl’s pants.”
One attendee at the conference was not amused, and he intervened.
Boy, did he intervene.
This attendee posted a video on […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Are you singing that ditty on your way to work? No? Well, it’s not holiday time, but it is the start of flu season yet again.
This is on my mind because I got a flu shot late yesterday afternoon, felt like crap, and then went […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Let’s start with this fun fact: retaliation is the most frequently filed discrimination claim.
Need proof? I’ll provide some statistics from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):
Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 data shows that retaliation continued to be the most frequently filed charge filed;
retaliation charges comprised 51.6% of all charges filed last year with […]
In honor of #mentalhealth awareness day, I remind you:
There is a lot of talk these days about diversity and inclusion. And about accommodating those with disabilities. Remember: providing accommodations applies to employees with mental impairments too.
Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces the anti-discrimination laws, has reminded employers about […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
We will soon see—at least under federal law.
What am I talking about?
Tomorrow, October 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will do what it does when states and federal courts and agencies are divided on an important issue: it will hear arguments on three cases in order to decide whether discrimination […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Employers, we know that you are trying your hardest to prevent sexual (and other unlawful) harassment in your workplace.
You’re training your supervisors, employees, and, in many states, even your independent contractors.
You have policies, procedures, and a clear reporting and investigation procedure.
You are training your workforce, and you have worked to keep your […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Guess what I’m doing this week?
Nope, not at the beach.
No, no, I’m not sipping a cappuccino at a charming Parisian bakery.
And, no, I’m not holed up in my basement office becoming more Vitamin D deficient by failing to step outside.
I’m TRAINING! What kind of training, you ask? I’m training managers as to […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
“It’s not fair!”
“He cheated! Mom, he’s cheating!”
“I’m not playing anymore.”
The above might be a common refrain in households everywhere (well, pre-Fortnite, Minecraft, etc.) as siblings attempted to best each other by amassing money and property in Hasbro’s iconic game, Monopoly.
But Hasbro created and recently announced a new game—Ms. Monopoly, which, thanks to my mom, […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
As we continue to counsel clients large and small about how to prevent sexual harassment in this #MeToo era, I recently read about this project, “Not on the Menu,” the brain child of one restaurant owner and her staff during a problem-solving meeting after a customer put his hand up one employee’s […]