It has been almost 37 years since Meritor
Savings Bank v. Vinson established a federal claim for sexual harassment
and alerted employers to the risk of allowing such behavior to occur in the
workplace. Some things don’t seem to
change, however, no matter how many warnings the courts issue. Last week, one of the people behind the
“hookup” app Tinder
sued the company for sexual harassment.
In the suit, the former head of Tinder’s marketing alleged that she was
routinely subjected to “atrocious sexist behavior.” This is just the latest in a series of high
profile companies – like American
Apparel and Cartoon
Network – to be targeted by sexual harassment allegations.
In other developments:
Discrimination
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The Supreme Court issued its long-awaited Hobby Lobby decision, granting closely-held companies the ability to opt out of covering contraceptives in their health insurance programs.
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The Supreme Court will also decide what pre-suit conciliation efforts the EEOC must take before filing a claim.
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The Department of Labor announced it would issue guidance to make clear that transgender discrimination is “based on sex” and therefore prohibited under Title VII.
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Walgreens and the EEOC settled a disability discrimination case in which a diabetic employee was terminated for taking a $1.39 bag of chips; Walgreens agreed to pay $180,000.
Technology
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Steve Boese and Trish McFarlane provided tips on working with HR Tech vendors.
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A Facebook page is calling for the termination of a Deputy in a Florida Sheriff’s Office.
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Following a racist Twitter rant, popular radio host Anthony Cumia of SiriusXM's hit show “Opie and Anthony” was terminated, and he will not be apologizing for it.
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Suzanne Lucas (aka Evil HR Lady) suggested job seekers complete their Facebook profile to help employers find them.
Posted by: Kate Bischoff
