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 [...]
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.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 [...]
Employer OK to Fire Worker Who Pushed Gender Stereotypes
If you’re a regular eNews reader, you’ll remember our discussion last fall about the Google memo. You know, the one where the Google engineer [...]
What are employee rights during performance reviews?
Is it permissible, by law, for a manager to have another manager sit on an employee’s performance review? Is it permissible, by law, for [...]
Help! My boss won’t do anything about harassment!
I went to my boss about another employee that was sexually harassing me inside and outside of work. He was making sexual remarks, touching [...]
Can my manager tell people that I am on leave of absence?
I manage an apartment complex. Can my supervisor send out a letter to all the residents of the complex I manage saying that I [...]