by Stephen D. Hans | Jul 22, 2015 | Employment Discrimination, Religious Discrimination
Author: Stephen D. Hans What If an Employee Can’t Work the Schedule the Employer Wants? In many situations, a schedule conflict is a reason not to hire a prospective employee. However, when the employee’s religion is the reason for the schedule conflict, you must be...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 18, 2015 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
All too often, business owners are not aware of their managers or supervisors engaging in discriminatory practices toward workers. When workers complain about racial or nationality slurs being made in the workplace, this is a red flag for owners to seek legal counsel...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 10, 2015 | Employment Discrimination
Recently a discrimination lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy became high profile in the news. The New York Time reported that CVS’s former employees complained that managers required them to profile black and Hispanic shoppers for shoplifting. When they complained about...
by Stephen D. Hans | Jun 4, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
In March, we blogged about a religious discrimination case that was scheduled for hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The Supreme Court rendered its decision on June 1, with the judges almost in unanimous agreement — eight to one. Abercrombie & Fitch refused...
by Stephen D. Hans | May 12, 2015 | Business Attorney, Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) determines that a claim merits litigation based on widespread discrimination, it is not required to name specific individuals as victims of discrimination to bring a lawsuit. This was the ruling in a recent...
by Stephen D. Hans | Mar 18, 2015 | Employment Defense Attorney, Employment Discrimination
Sometimes hearing about a discrimination case is the best way for employers to understand potential liability. People would expect a company the size of Wal-Mart to have anti-discrimination policies firmly in place, but even so, there are instances where managers fail...
