What can HR ask my doctor about my FMLA?
My HR manager contacted my doctor’s office to find out if I had been there to get my FMLA papers filled out then asked about [...]
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.EEOC Calls on Employers to ‘Reboot’ Harassment Prevention Efforts
After 18 months of work examining the myriad and complex issues associated with harassment in the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Select Task [...]
Can a California employer mandate a “meat-free workplace”?
Ann Kiernan replies: What an interesting question! As far as I can determine, there is no law prohibiting an employer from limiting the food allowed [...]
Is it legal for my supervisor to videotape me?
I work at a union facility. My supervisor caught me violating a work rule. He claims the violation would have been over by the time [...]
What is the statute of limitations for harassment claims?
Is there any type of statute of limitations for individuals claiming sexual harassment? Report was made approximately 7 months after the incident occurred (inappropriate verbal [...]
Why You Need to Know About Constructive Discharge Deadlines
Back in 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that an employer may be liable for a constructive discharge. Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders, 542 U.S. [...]
Am I entitled to a pay stub?
In Texas, is an employer required to give payroll stubs if requested? I asked for a copy of stubs from my employer and was refused. [...]
Is this sex discrimination?
My employer fired me for theft of a vacuum that my boyfriend took to try and fix, after he had advised another coworker of such. [...]
Can I layoff an employee due to lack of attendance and production?
Ann Kiernan replies: Someone who doesn’t come to work and doesn’t produce while at work certainly can be fired. But, please don’t take the lazy [...]
How Not to Handle a Sexual Harassment Claim
One day at work, Jeffrey Smith saw another employee, Jim Leonard, come up behind a co-worker, grab the co-worker in the rear end, then sniff [...]