Gender Equity Takes Priority In The Office
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
The Oval Office, that is. The White House is establishing a Gender Equity Council that will permeate every level of government. You see, the Gender Policy Council will not be a siloed group working on gender priorities, such as the pay gap, sexual harassment, and child care, in a vacuum. In other words, it won’t…
Read More A “Watershed Moment”: EEOC Roadmap To Preventing Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | 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 Sexual Harassment: R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Fire Departments
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Abuse in the Workplace, Discrimination in the Workplace, EEOC, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Damn, I miss Aretha. Back, way back, in early 2016, I told you here about a Colorado fire department’s $75,000 settlement with a former female firefighter to settle claims of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The woman had filed a complaint with the EEOC (a complainant’s necessary first step prior to…
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 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 “Why ‘Higher-Class’ Women Won’t Get That Biglaw Job: Hiring Biases That You Won’t Believe!”
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
My weekly article in Above The Law is entitled, “Why ‘Higher-Class’ Women Won’t Get That Biglaw Job: Hiring Biases That You Won’t Believe!” It begins: “You know that you want that job. Badly. And you know that you are oh-so-qualified. “But you don’t get it. You – who are top of the class! Ever hear…
Read More Serena Williams Aces The Equal Pay Issue
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Discrimination in the Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion, Equal Pay
By Amy Epstein Gluck “To all incredible women who strive for excellence” begins Serena Williams in an open letter about sexism and wage disparity between males and females in sports for Porter Magazine’s ‘Incredible Women of 2016’ issue, which The Guardian reprinted this week. Serena Williams is one of the most amazing athletes in the…
Read More One More Step Towards Sexual Orientation As A Protected Class
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
The EEOC just announced a “conciliation” agreement with a hospital in West Virginia for $8,900. That is, a voluntary settlement through the EEOC’s conciliation process. So why is this news? Well, it seems that an employee alleged “that she was denied spousal medical benefits for the sole reason that she is a female married to…
Read More Will Sexual Orientation Become A Protected Class Under Title VII?
By Richard Cohen | | Uncategorized
Because the issue is so significant, I want to encourage readers to check out the post my partner Amy Epstein Gluck published the other day on sexual orientation. It may happen that sexual orientation will become a protected class — perhaps the last piece of the puzzle that is gender/identity/orientation under Title VII. To be brief,…
Read More If You’re Gonna Talk the Talk, You Gotta Walk the Walk—How to Minimize Gender Bias
By Amy Epstein Gluck | | Diversity and Inclusion, General Employer Guidance, Sex Discrimination
By: Amy Epstein Gluck Gotcha there, didn’t I? You thought I was going to relate the secret of the universe there for a second, right? Sorry! No. What I can tell you is that there are specific actions that corporate employers can take to promote gender diversity in the workplace, and, minimize the risks of…
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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.
