AI, AI, Uh-Oh! Can Artificial Intelligence Programs Put You at Risk for...
Meaghan Pickles is a co-author of this post and is a Summer Associate at Bradley. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the best way to save time and make fair decisions — right? Not so fast. As AI is more...
View ArticlePlease DO Stop the Music: Ninth Circuit Rules Offensive Tunes Can Constitute...
Many workplaces allow their employees to listen to music or radio on site. But what if employees choose to blast “sexually graphic” and “violently misogynistic” songs throughout a warehouse? Does it...
View ArticleUltimatum on Ultimate Employment Decisions: Fifth Circuit Expands Standard...
If you are an employer covered by the federal Fifth Circuit (Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi), you are probably familiar with the “ultimate employment decision” standard: In determining whether an...
View ArticleCracking Down: The EEOC’s Strategic Plan for the Coming Years
Recently, the EEOC announced its top priorities for the coming years in its Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. We hit the highlights of the goals and plans for implementation below so that you can start...
View ArticleAddressing Workplace Harassment: Insights into EEOC’s Proposed Enforcement...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently introduced proposed enforcement guidance aimed at further clarifying and strengthening measures against harassment in the workplace. The 144-page...
View ArticleHolidays and Happier at Work: Tips for Creating a Mentally Healthy Workplace
First and foremost, happy holidays. The Bradley team wishes you all a joyous and restful holiday season. Also, thank you to everyone who joined in for the Fourth Quarter Breakfast with Bradley. For...
View ArticleFly High (and Out of the EEOC’s Eye) by Updating Your Policies on Pregnancy...
Everyone has been preparing for the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act. Earlier this month the EEOC gave us another reason to make sure our policies are up to snuff....
View ArticlePoints Matter: Absenteeism Policy Overcomes Racial Discrimination Allegations...
As this blog has consistently noted in the past, one of the most effective ways to combat unfounded allegations in the workplace is diligent record-keeping. Many employers have “point-based”...
View ArticleNew Boss Is Definitely Not the Same as the Old Boss: 7th Circuit Allows Age...
Changes in supervision may result in fresh ways of doing things. Certain rules that were never fully enforced may now come to the forefront. Can a new supervisor’s radical change in a long-term...
View Article11th Circuit Puts to Sleep Florida Anti-Woke Law Prohibiting Certain...
You may recall that in 2021 the State of Florida, in a much-publicized move, passed a law called the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” which banned Florida employers from mandating employee attendance to any...
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