As A Special Holiday Gift for Employers, the CDC Updated Its Guidance
By Amy Epstein Gluck |
Just when businesses thought it was safe to relax, maybe unplug for a while, BAM! Yesterday, the CDC announced that it is shortening the recommended time for isolation from 10 days for asymptomatic people—regardless of whether they are vaccinated or not—with COVID-19 to 5 days, followed by 5 days of wearing a mask when around…
Read More OSHA Is About To Drop Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
By Amy Epstein Gluck |
Finally! After President Biden dropped a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine/testing order on September 9, 2021, large employers have been waiting patiently for guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). President Biden’s new vaccination/testing mandate told employers with 100+ employees that OSHA would provide guidance: The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is developing…
Read More The Manager Is “Gonna Make The [N-words] Work Like Mexicans” But It’s OK – “We All Grew Up In The ‘Hood”
By Richard Cohen |
Here in good ol’ NYC, a new case was filed of racial harassment of an African American employee alleging (take a guess … you can do it) … use of the N-word! Wouldn’t you know it – a racial harassment case using the N-word. How last year, right? (Well, to be accurate, the acts alleged…
Read More Amy Quoted by SHRM: Antibody Testing And The Workplace
By Richard Cohen |
“[T]he priority should be to make sure that employers have a safe workplace.” This is always a priority, and in light of the covid pandemic, our partner Amy Epstein Gluck (a/k/a the Notorious AEG), restated this in a new SHRM article about antibody tests and the workplace implications. Amy cited what the medical experts are…
Read More Supreme Court Blockbuster: Title VII Covers LGBT Employees!
By Richard Cohen |
Wow! As noted in today’s New York Times, in a 6-3 Title VII decision written by JUSTICE GORSUCH (!) and joined in by Chief Justice Roberts: “The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination, handing the movement for L.G.B.T. equality a stunning victory.” This…
Read More A Noose In The Workplace? Still?
By Richard Cohen |
Even in the midst of a great societal upheaval regarding racial discrimination and harassment, cases of workplace harassment continue unabated. I guess it is unsurprising, albeit unfortunate, given that the workplace is riven with the same issues as society at large, and, indeed, is simply a microcosm of society at large. I’ve written so much…
Read More Don't Be A Target For the EEOC, Doc!
By Richard Cohen |
While we’ve all been hunkering down, fearful for our own health and the health of our loved ones, neighbors and the entire world, the EEOC has still been ferreting out the activities of health care employers who have seemingly lost sight of their purpose. I’m talking about the health care providers who are alleged to…
Read More How UK businesses can cut staff costs during the corona crisis and still retain talent
By Richard Cohen |
By: Peter Finding, London Partner SEVEN WAYS TO CUT STAFF COSTS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS Cashflow is a major concern for businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The vast majority are looking to cut staff costs in order to survive the coronavirus pandemic, and indeed prosper once normality is restored. But what if you have a talented…
Read More A Harasser for All Seasons
By Richard Cohen |
Now here’s a manager who seemingly has no issue with harassing women, African Americans and foreign-born employees. And now the company, an Ithaca, N.Y. manufacturer, is settling the EEOC’s case which alleged sex, race and national origin discrimination, for $93,000. Nothing seemed beneath him: as the EEOC claimed, a noose for the only black employee (a…
Read More Is one “N-word" severe enough to constitute a hostile work environment? A reader adds A surprising twist
By Richard Cohen |
Almost four years ago, I posted a piece asking how many how many times an African-American employee must endure the sight of a hanging noose, or suffer other crude and offensive racial or other epithets, for the situation to become a hostile work environment and racial harassment. The question was: is one “N-word” sufficiently severe?…
Read More 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.
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.
