Category Archives: EEO/Discrimination
EEOC PUNISHES VA’S CHRONIC DELAYS QUESTION: What can you do when an agency simply fails to produce an EEO Report of Investigation more than 270 days after the complaint was filed? ANSWER: Celebrate.
PUSH-UPS, SMUSH-UPS. QUALIFICATION STANDARD UNENFORCEABLE Management can’t enforce physical fitness qualification standards for employees—unless they follow the law. It is not hard to wander from the requirements, as the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not long ago. That case … Continue reading
THE “HEBREW SLAVE” COMMENT An employee and her supervisor were communicating via e-mail when the employee commented that federal employees generally work shorter hours than private sector ones. The supervisor responded, “Wow,… then I must be a damn fool…cause I’ve … Continue reading
LAW FIRM UPDATES FEMALE CBP OFFICERS ON THEIR PUSH-UP LAWSUIT Customs and Border Protection (CBP) established a push-up requirement for its law enforcement officers. It is unclear whether they pulled the number of push-ups required out of thin air or … Continue reading
THE CROWN OF THORNS CASE Some people put religious objects in their cubicle or office. Maybe it is a crucifix, mezuzah, kirpan, inverted pentacle, mandala, or rune. But we have to admit that we had never heard of someone putting … Continue reading
EEOC SAYS IT WELL ON RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION A hospital granted some employees a waiver from its mandatory flu vaccine program based on religious objections. But apparently it decided to get into whether a person’s particular religious beliefs are worthy of … Continue reading
WHAT IS ASSOCIATIONAL RACE DISCRIMINATION? Is it illegal to discriminate against a person based on the race or nationality of their spouse or significant other? The attorneys at Fox Rothschild posted a short piece on what the courts have said … Continue reading
DO YOU KNOW GINA? Not that one. We are talking about the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA). It has been law for a few years and we hope many union reps have heard about it. But we worry that not … Continue reading
IS A LESS STRESSFUL WORKING ENVIRONMENT A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION? It seems that one local court in Florida does not think so, but what would you expect from a bunch of judges who can’t be fired, have no production deadlines, and … Continue reading
EEOC REJECTS “LIP SERVICE” FOR THE DEAF/HOH There is not any breaking news here or newly-established legal precedent—and that is sad. This post is about yet another fed who requested a sign language interpreter for a last minute meeting a … Continue reading