Fighting Back: Bullies and Obesity
Some people are real jerks. Anyone who deals with the general public for a living knows that this is an indisputable fact. For those who work in sales or service positions know that the theory “the...
View ArticleIn the U.S. Unlawfully But Eligible for Workers’ Comp?
Is an employee who is in the country illegally a covered “employee” under the Workers’ Compensation laws? That was the question of first impression presented to the Delaware Superior Court in Del....
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Wilmington Joins the Ban-the-Box Bandwagon
Employers’ Ban-the-Box initiatives are taking hold in many states and municipalities. The City of Wilmington has joined the ranks of employers no longer requiring information on an applicant’s criminal...
View ArticleGive Me Some Credit! EEOC Credit-Check Case Dismissed
“Give Me Some Credit!” Maybe that’s how the EEOC feels these days, after its high-profile suit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. was dismissed on January 28, 2013. As readers may remember, the EEOC...
View ArticleAn Employment-Law Perspective on the Anthony Weiner Story
Anthony Weiner is in the headlines again. Last week, he told reporters that, since he left Congress in 2011, he’s sent salacious messages to numerous women, according to the NY Daily News. This latest...
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EEOC Ordered to Pay Big Fees for Pursuing Criminal-History Suit
The EEOC suffered another defeat this week, being ordered again to pay the fees and costs incurred by an employer after the EEOC’s claims turned out to be without merit. IN EEOC v. Peoplemark, Inc., A...
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Winter Woes: Employment Discrimination Via Facebook
Do employers search social-media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, before hiring a potential employee? Yes. Like it or not, they do. Sometimes as part of an official screening process but, more...
View ArticleBill Would Limit Use of Criminal Histories for Delaware Employers
So-called “ban-the-box” initiatives, which limit employers’ inquiries into an applicant’s criminal history, have been adopted by several cities and municipalities. Philadelphia adopted such a law in...
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Delaware Joins the Ban-the-Box Bandwagon
Criminal histories and credit scores will soon be an off-limit topic for job applications in Delaware’s public sector. HB 167 passed the Delaware Senate on May 1, 2014, and is expected to be signed...
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3 Tips for Harassment Investigations
Investigating complaints of inappropriate workplace conduct is a difficult challenge for any number of reasons. But conducting an immediate and thorough investigation is critical to both preventing...
View ArticleMitigating the Risks of Hiring an Employee with a Delaware Non-Compete
This article was originally published on the “Delaware Non-Compete Law Blog“ By Scott A. Holt The use of employee covenants not to compete – once restricted to salespeople and high-level management –...
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Woah, Baby! Pregnancy Discrimination Update
Regular readers of this blog will know that we have written pretty extensively on Women in the Workplace and Pregnancy (First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage, Then Comes Flex-Time and a Baby Carriage,...
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Paid Leave 2.0: Why Some Companies are Paying Their Workers to Quit
Have you ever started a job and realized that it was not what you thought it would be? Or have you ever hired someone who seemed like a perfect fit in the interview and then was a total dud when they...
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Local Case of Note: DDOL Wins Summary Judgment
The Case The Third Circuit recently had the opportunity to rule on a case brought against the Delaware Department of Labor’s Office of Anti-Discrimination (“OAD”), by its former Acting Administrator....
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