To the relief of employees strongly opposed to vaccine mandates, last month the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) withdrew the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring private employers with 100 or more employees to implement a vaccine or test policy. The news followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s stay on enforcement pending a decision by… [Read More]
What Constitutes Workplace Sexual Harassment?
A common misconception regarding sexual harassment is that an isolated incident of inappropriate conduct is enough to show sexual harassment has occurred. In reality, for words or actions to constitute sexual harassment, the harassment must be severe or pervasive enough that it interferes with a victims work environment, affecting the terms of their employment, or… [Read More]
National Origin Employment Discrimination
Lawmakers have recently reintroduced the Accountability through Electronic Verification Act that would require all U.S. employers to use the E-Verify to ensure that U.S. jobs are filled by Americans and foreign citizens that have a legal right to work in the country. The legislation would permanently reauthorize the e-verify program created in 1996 and put… [Read More]
Zero Tolerance for Iowa Sexual Harassment
The national spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace has resulted in more employees coming forward, sending a message that it is not going to be tolerated. Iowa is no exception, with state legislators and the Governor leading the charge by enacting a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment in the statehouse. The fervor to… [Read More]
The Costly Toll of Employment Discrimination
Unlawful employment discrimination can take many forms. Employees can suffer discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin; sex, gender identity or sexual orientation; religion or creed; and age. Discrimination also can be based on a physical or mental disability, a class protected under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Recently, a cashier… [Read More]
