By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Being female in a traditionally dominated male workplace can be tough. Several industries such as fire and police departments, automative services, and construction crews have long contained skewed gender ratios.
Including truckers.
Just ask one female truck driver who filed a complaint late last week in Pennsylvania federal court against her employer, a construction […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
Way back when, i.e., in February 2017 and pre-#Metoo, an Uber employee published an online (i.e., very public) expose of what she considered to be a toxic culture at Uber and management’s failure to do anything about it—especially when alleged sexual harassment involved a rainmaker.
I wrote about it here and explained that […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
I used to cook most nights for my family. But several years ago, my husband took over. He has become a master chef in the last few years, and the kitchen has become his domain. He has a smoker, he has a grill, he has utensils the names of which I do not […]
By: Amy Epstein Gluck
I’ve been grappling recently with various scenarios I consider to be “grey areas” as to the presence of a hostile work environment. A somewhat creepy message. Asking out an intern alone. Showing vacation photos while on the beach without a shirt.
Taken together, the conduct might rise to the level of “pervasive,” but maybe […]
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 […]