Supreme Court to Decide Burden of Proof for “Reverse Discrimination” Claimants
Marlean Ames is a heterosexual woman. During her first 10 years on the job, she received various promotions, moving from executive [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.One Racial Slur By Co-Worker Can Create Hostile Environment
One day, while at work at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Saras Larkin told her Black co-worker, Twanda Bailey, that [...]
EEOC Brings Harassment Guidance Into the 21st Century
The last time that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace Bill [...]
Attention, California Employers, Anti-Violence Training Must Be Completed by July 1!
Workplace violence is the second leading cause of fatal occupational injuries in the United States, and affects nearly 2 million American [...]
Eavesdropping Husband Commits Insider Trading, Loses Wife and $1.7 Million
Tyler Loudon and his wife lived in Houston, where she was a manager in mergers and acquisitions for BP, the international [...]
Ignoring Harassment = $30 Million and Corporate Reforms
For more than a decade, young women complained that Paul Marciano, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Guess? Jeans, sexually harassed [...]
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages
Persistent Suitor Fired for Facebook Messages Alan Lorefice worked as a biologist for a state environmental agency [...]
AI, Algorithms, and Employment Law
While artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems offer new opportunities for employers and employees, they also have the potential to [...]
New Focus on Accommodating Religion at Work
Since 1977, employers, courts, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have relied on the language in TWA v. Hardiston, [...]
Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment
In April, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a technical assistance paper on Promising Practices for Preventing Harassment. While [...]