Let’s Get Social!
Posted 06-20-2012 Remember Friendster? That was one of the very first social media websites, established a long, long, long time ago. Way back in 2002. [...]
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.Beating the Brain Drain
Posted 05-16-2012 Employers, brace for a "brain drain": The Baby Boom generation has started to retire, leaving higher-level positions in management and technical fields unfilled. [...]
Performance Management and Documentation Save the Day!
Posted 04-12-2012 As you read in February's e-news, retaliation has been the #1 claim filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the past [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Religious Exception to Discrimination Laws
Posted 03-14-2012 The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its first employment law decision of 2012, unanimously recognizing a "ministerial exception" to discrimination laws, which allows [...]
2011: Another Record Year for Discrimination Complaints
Posted 02-09-2012 In late January, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its 2011 enforcement figures. A record 99,947 charges were filed, and [...]
You Better Watch Out! Wage and Hour Enforcement on the Rise
Posted 12-14-2011 This time of year, Santa finds out who's naughty and nice. But the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division makes its [...]
Courts Focus on Veterans’ Reinstatement Rights
Posted 11-09-2011 Michael Serricchio, a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, was a financial advisor for Prudential Securities in Connecticut, managing a multi-million dollar [...]
Worker Replaced by Software Cannot Claim Age Discrimination
Posted 10-18-2011 When he was 49, Thomas Gortemoller was hired by a furniture manufacturer and importer as its manager of imports. He was responsible for [...]
Sexual Harassment: The Problem Has Not Gone Away
Posted 09-23-2011 Unlike other types of discrimination and harassment, the number of claims for sexual harassment has been going down. In fact, in 2010 fewer [...]
The Dangers of Performance Management Inertia
Posted 08-26-2011 It happens more often than you might think: Managers are too lenient with problem employees. Whether the inertia is due to laziness, good [...]