"You've been on maternity leave for a while."
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) -- the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws --...
An overview of the EEOC's updated Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Retaliation
The federal employment discrimination laws depend on the willingness of employees and applicants to challenge discrimination without fear...
The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act
As part of a series of how we as a country have decided to treat employees with serious medical issues, I include below the Congressional...
Micromanage, change the rules, play games, lower pay: an HR memo on how to get employees to quit
I've been an employment lawyer for more than ten years. Before that, when I applied to the Massachusetts bar at age 30 and had to list...
Should I disclose my mental health disability to my employer?
First, it is not uncommon for individuals to develop or sustain a mental health disability over the course of their career. The National...
Inside the MCAD: the numbers
Established in 1946, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) is tasked with investigating, prosecuting, adjudicating...
All too common examples of workplace bullying and retaliation
A recent NPR story provides some all too common examples of retaliation and bullying in the workplace: [T]here are those, like Lorraine...
The cat's paw makes its way into employment cases
A new case out of the Second Circuit (the federal Appeals Court in the New York-Connecticut region), Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Serv.,...
The ripple effect of taking legal action
I remember two of my first few clients from way back when. They both were wronged in different ways and felt pretty bad about what...
Evil HR Lady: Hire an employment lawyer
Evil HR Lady, a Human Resources professional who has been trying to -- in her words "demystify your Human Resources Department" by way of...