Do you agree, for instance, that we should get rid of anti-discrimination laws? More…

In a time when it seems as if the legal deck is stacked against companies that get charged with discrimination, it’s worth looking at a case where the owner who was charged made all the right moves, and ended up winning the case. More…

A  judge has ruled the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) must fork over costs and legal fees for mishandling a discrimination complaint against an employer. Will the ruling affect the way the EEOC treats other companies in the future? More…

Of course, your company wouldn’t intentionally do anything discriminatory. But should you end up on the losing end of an employee claim, it’s likely going to cost you a lot more than it once would have. More…

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) becomes effective Dec. 7. Yes, it really can have an effect on how you run your business. More…

Last June, a Supreme Court decision made it easier for employers to defend themselves against age discrimination lawsuits. Now Congress is considering tipping the legal scales back toward the employee side. More…

Earlier court rulings indicated that if you hired an independent contractor, you weren’t responsible if the contractor made decisions that were discriminatory. A new ruling changes all that.

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In a recent court case, a job applicant claimed she’d been denied a job because of her gender. Read our fictionalized account of the circumstances of the case and see if you can correctly determine the judge’s decision. More…

Even when front-line managers don’t decide who’s hired and fired, they can still get their companies caught in discrimination lawsuits. More…

Many companies bend over backwards to make adjustments for employees’ individual needs when assigning jobs and devising schedules. Now there are some folks in Congress who want to make that flexibility mandatory. More…