Fisher Broyles Firm blog

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

Fisher Broyles Firm blog

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

Fisher Broyles Firm blog

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

History Has Its Eyes On You, Employers

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Jun 18, 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion,  Employee Benefits,  Race-based Discrimination, Harassment

Most employers provide vacation and holiday leave. Now, employers have a new holiday to add to their roster: Juneteenth. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth, the date marking the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday. (CNBC) This is a big deal. A very big…
Read More →

Reckoning With Race Discrimination In Federal Workplaces

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Jan 21, 2021 | Discrimination in the Workplace

On January 20, 2021, in one of his first acts as the 46th President of the United States, President Biden revoked an executive order (EO) barring government contractors, including subcontractors and grantees of federal funds, from certain types of racial sensitivity training in the workplace. Indeed, the link to the former training ban no longer…
Read More →

NASDAQ Requests Diversity In The Boardroom—Because Leadership Matters

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Dec 2, 2020 | LGBTQ+

Peanut butter and jelly. Spaghetti and meatballs. Sonny and Cher. Diversity and inclusion. Each goes together, and tends to improve the whole. NASDAQ seems to agree. Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider NASDAQ’s request to require all of its listed companies to have at least one woman and one “diverse” director, i.e.,…
Read More →

Hey 2019, How Is Corporate America Doing With LGBT Policies?

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Apr 2, 2019 | Abuse in the Workplace,  Discrimination in the Workplace,  Diversity and Inclusion,  EEOC,  LGBTQ+,  Sexual Harassment

By: Amy Epstein Gluck The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation gives us some indicator to answer this question. Last week, the HRC released its 2019 Corporate Equality Index report— a national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality. Some results are as follows: 571 US companies and law…
Read More →

A “Watershed Moment”: EEOC Roadmap To Preventing Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Nov 5, 2018 | Discrimination in the Workplace,  Diversity and Inclusion,  EEOC,  Sexual Harassment

By:  Amy Epstein Gluck About a week ago, I told you here that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency that enforces the federal anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws, would host a public meeting titled “Revamping Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment” in Washington, D.C. on October 31. Lest you worry that I forgot to update you,…
Read More →

Another Fire Department Engulfed In Flames

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Oct 31, 2018 | Abuse in the Workplace,  Discrimination in the Workplace,  EEOC,  Sexual Harassment

By: Amy Epstein Gluck Oy. That’s what I thought when I read this article about a Cook County (Illinois) jury that awarded a combined $11,213,000 to a Country Club Hills firefighter in her claim against the city for sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. It seems like yesterday, but it was in fact last month…
Read More →

Diversity and Inclusion: Best Response To Increased Sexual Harassment

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Oct 25, 2018 | Discrimination in the Workplace,  EEOC,  LGBTQ+,  Sexual Harassment

By:  Amy Epstein Gluck On Halloween, I intend to head down to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a public meeting titled “Revamping Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment” with EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum. I plan on adding my 2 cents. Why? Well, I’ll tell you. Earlier this month, the EEOC released preliminary data for this year reporting…
Read More →

Diversity & Inclusion Done Right

By Amy Epstein Gluck | Dec 18, 2017 | LGBTQ+

We’ve talked about G.E.’s goals to achieve gender parity by “balancing the equation,” here, by introducing a council to inform future retention strategies, including career advancement and leadership development opportunities for women, and by implementing employee programs and benefits that engender a fair and inclusive culture where all employees can thrive. Other companies are successfully…
Read More →
Employment Law Home

Blog Categories

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.

Richard Cohen Fisher Broyles

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.

Amy Gluck Fisher Broyles