"Can The Boss Fire Me Just Because He Doesn't Like Me?"
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
This question was nicely answered for laypeople today by the New York Times workologist. Readers of this blog already know the answer. A reader wrote: “I have a new boss who is very unfair and abrasive to everyone. Hypothetically, would he be allowed to fire me just because he doesn’t like me? And if he…
Read More Fired Up About Retaliation
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Your Memorial Day post is here! On behalf of two battalion chiefs in one Northern Virginia Fire and Rescue Department, the ACLU filed charges of discrimination this week with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging that the department retaliated against them after they pushed the Department to discipline an employee…
Read More Onionhead Must Pay $5.1 Million For Religious Coercion Of Employees
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
You may well be wondering what Onionhead is. And what it does. Or why it was sued – by the EEOC. Is it a corporate wellness program? A self-improvement workshop? A religion? Well – wonder no more! What IS Onionhead? According to the website of the entity which sponsors Onionhead, “Harnessing Happiness Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to teaching problem…
Read More Sexual Orientation—Might the 8th Circuit Join the Second, Sixth, and Seventh Circuits’ Party?
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, LGBTQ+, Sex Discrimination
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Recently, sixteen attorneys general across the country filed an amicus brief (this is Latin for “friend of the court” and brings to a court’s attention other relevant, helpful matters that it may not have already considered) on behalf of their respective states seeking to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation under federal law.…
Read More Top 10 Tips – No 11: How To Avoid Getting Sued For Employment Discrimination
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Do you know the best ways not to get sued for employment discrimination or harassment? List lovers — this one’s for you! You like a quick and easy to read (or even memorize, or cut out) list – like the Ten Bill of Rights, or the Seven Blocks of Granite, or the Fab 5, or the Four…
Read More He Said/She Said-Making Informed Business Decisions in the #MeToo Era
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, General Employer Guidance, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck The #MeToo Movement shows no signs of slowing. Now, more than any other time, companies are galvanized to prevent or, if prevention fails, to correct unlawful harassment where they find it. You Are Doing Everything Right! Right? You, Employer (including you, start-ups!), have your clear anti-harassment policy with definitions, examples, complaint,…
Read More Gender Pay Inequity—Across the Pond
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Equal Pay
By: Amy Epstein Gluck England seems to be sharing America’s gender pay gap woes. Former BBC journalist Carrie Gracie, former China editor, recently explained to British legislators that she left in protest about her pay when she discovered that her male peers, including the male North America and Middle East editor, earned “at least 50…
Read More Why Does Biglaw Keep Getting Sued For Employment Discrimination?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
In light of a new $300 gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a female shareholder against a Biglaw firm, I just wrote in Above The Law that “It’s no surprise that in the age of #MeToo, white male hegemony in Biglaw is being exposed, called out, and challenged.” My title? “Sex And Biglaw: Why Do The…
Read More Setting the Record Straight on (Sexual) Harassment
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck People are confused! From Uber to a well-known jewelry chain, ad agencies and TV hosts, from Harvey Weinstein to restaurant employees, I hear more and more that there is confusion about what actually constitutes sexual harassment or racial harassment or age-based harassment, etc.—let’s call it unlawful harassment. Recently, the spouse of…
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…
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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.
