Can an employer base a portion of your performance evaluation on optional company events?
Ann Kiernan replies: Maybe I’m missing something, but these sound like mandatory events, not optional! I see that you are in accounts receivable, so [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Loophole Snags Sneaky Employee
Here’s an example of the old saying: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” François El-Hayek worked at Trico Products [...]
Can I be required to take a psychiatric exam?
I posted on my company's blog my opinion about the group that protests at military funeral that they should be executed for doing it. [...]
Do I have to wear a pink ribbon?
Can employees be forced to show support for breast cancer by mandating that the pink ribbon be worn throughout the month of October? I'm [...]
Can my manager tell me how to wear my hair?
Our dress code does not require women to wear their hair down but yet my manager has made several comments that I should consider [...]
Happy 50th Birthday, Age Discrimination in Employment Act!
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) turned 50 this summer, and to celebrate this milestone, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued [...]
Manager Wins With Consistency and Documentation
Okay—here’s the fact pattern: Pregnant employee calls in sick with back pain, is fired four days later, and is replaced by a man. Sounds [...]
How can I maintain confidentiality in an open office?
My employer is moving to a new office building designed around the 'Open Work Space' concept. I work in IT and I support HR/Comp/Benefits/Payroll. [...]
Can I be fired based on a video?
I am a flight attendant. I was videotaped by a passenger while I was pouring company wine into a container. Can they fire me [...]
Our CEO is requiring we submit all FMLA applications to him before submitting to our leave administrator. Is this legal?
Ann Kiernan replies: As long as the CEO is not retaliating against employees who take FMLA or interfering with their rights, this appears to [...]