The holiday season may be viewed by many as “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it is also the time of year where employers can find themselves on the naughty list – facing potential religious discrimination suits.

A growing number of cities and states have enacted legislation banning employers from inquiring about an applicant’s past salary history in an effort to remedy the gender pay gap and combat discrimination. Illinois will not be joining that list—at least not yet.

A recent consent decree between the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and American Airlines Inc. and Envoy Air Inc. takes direct aim at the legality of employers’ “100% return-to-work” policies which require that an employee be restriction-free before returning to work from a medical leave of absence.

Many tests may make unconscious biases visible—which is why using them can be risky for employers.

I am pleased to share my latest article posted to the Philadelphia Business Journal. We all know that employees do not leave their personal selves at the workplace door. The experiences we have outside of work inform who we are at work. That is why we spend so much effort – or we should – […]

Women’s History Month is not just for women, but for everyone.