The ADA’s Interactive Process—Not “One and Done”
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Accommodation of Disabilities, Disabilities and Accommodations (ADA), EEOC
By: Amy Epstein Gluck “I provided medical leave for Joe Schmoe [or Sally Jessie]. Aren’t I done? Haven’t I complied with the law?” Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. Yesterday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination laws, announced a large (i.e., six figures) monetary settlement against an employer—a…
Read More Is It Ok For A Supervisor to Ask A Subordinate To Cook For Him In the Nude? Not So Much.
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | EEOC, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Is it Ok for a company’s Human Resources (“HR”) department to respond to said subordinate employee’s complaint of being asked to cook in the nude for her supervisor “oh that’s just the way he is”? I think not. A Charlotte newspaper recently reported about a lawsuit filed against a company where…
Read More Good for Google—Taking Corrective Action Against Sex Stereotyping
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Sex Discrimination, Stereotype
By Amy Epstein Gluck Reminiscent of Jerry Maguire’s mission statement (“The Things We Think and Do Not Say”) and subsequent firing, it has been widely reported today that Google fired an employee for his “manifesto,” which purported to explain why women are not suited to working in the tech industry and/or why men are more…
Read More A "Plan” to Combat Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Entrepreneur Meena Harris, founder of the “Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign,” has a plan for the sexual harassment allegations pervading Silicon Valley companies. As Ms. Harris wrote here, industry leaders have begun to highlight sexual harassment as an issue that the tech community must grapple with and solve. And she thinks this position must…
Read More Kudos To G.E. As It Strives to “Balance the Equation” With Women
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion, Sex Discrimination, Stereotype
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Though I felt I was scaling mountains in Honors Bio during my sophomore year in high school and during six months of balancing equations, General Electric’s plan to “balance the equation” makes perfect sense to me…and likely to others. This year, General Electric, the science, technology, and engineering industry giant, revealed…
Read More First Transgender Suit Permitted to Proceed Under the ADA
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Disabilities and Accommodations (ADA), LGBTQ+
By Amy Epstein Gluck While courts and states remain divided about whether “sex discrimination” includes discrimination against transgender people under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a new cause of action has emerged to protect the rights of transgender people: violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). As my partner Rich…
Read More Working Mamas and Lactation Law
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sex Discrimination, Wage & Hour
By: Amy Epstein Gluck The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding children for six months after birth. While some mothers do and some don’t, how does a working mother cope with breastfeeding in the workplace? Well, I had the luxury of closing and locking my office door at work to pump breast milk when my…
Read More “The Linchpin” For Businesses: Your HR Department
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | EEOC, General Employer Guidance, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck “A good HR office is the linchpin for an employer’s effective system for learning about harassment and then responding quickly and effectively,” said Chai Feldblum, commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the agency that enforces federal workplace discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…
Read More Supremes Save Transgender Rights For Another Day
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | EEOC, LGBTQ+, Sex Discrimination
By: Amy Epstein Gluck By now, most people (who read or watch the news, anyway) know that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) just vacated a lower court ruling in a transgender student’s favor and sent the case back to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision followed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) and…
Read More Every Kiss Begins With "Cut it out!"
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Retaliation, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Hot on the heels of allegations about the workplace culture of sexual harassment at Uber came the release of nine years’ worth of documents in a private class-action arbitration against another industry giant. As The Washington Post reported yesterday, declarations from hundreds of women and men who worked at one well-known…
Read More RICHARD COHEN
Richard Cohen has litigated and arbitrated complex corporate, commercial and employment disputes for more than 35 years, and is a trusted advisor to business owners and in-house counsel both in the United States and internationally. His clients have included Fortune 100 companies, domestic and foreign commercial and investment banks, Pacific-rim corporations and real estate development companies, as well as start-up businesses throughout the United States.
AMY EPSTEIN GLUCK
Amy Epstein Gluck has represented individuals and corporate clients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and various federal district courts for more than twenty years. Ms. Epstein Gluck’s current practice areas include employment law—advising on and drafting employment agreements; handling employment negotiations, severance agreements, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements, “wrongful terminations” and other EEO matters; representation at the EEOC level; advising employers about discrimination laws and how to remain in compliance, and employment negotiations.
