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FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

FisherBroyles Employment Law Blog

Helping Employers Implement Efficient and Equitable Solutions to their Workplace Problems

You Have Too Many Children: If You Get Pregnant You’re Fired!

By Richard Cohen | Sep 21, 2016

Yes, this is exactly what a California wholesale distributer of orchids told female employees at staff meetings, according to a new EEOC lawsuit. And more. The employees were also told “not to get pregnant, that they have too many children, and the next person to get pregnant should stay home and consider herself fired.” And,…
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I’m A F….ing Idiot To Let A Pregnant Girl Work Behind The Bar

By Richard Cohen | May 18, 2016

Myth, fears and outdated paternalistic notions about pregnancy still top the charts for scrutiny by the EEOC. I have often cited the EEOC’s six national priorities set forth in its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”).   One such priority is “to address emerging and developing issues … including issues involving the ADA and pregnancy-related limitations.” In this regard,…
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Should Hope Solo Be Paid Less Than Clint Dempsey? (Is This Employment Discrimination?)

By Richard Cohen | Apr 3, 2016

By: Amy Epstein Gluck Is she a less skilled soccer player? No. Is she “irrational?” No.  Heck no! When the U.S. women’s (winning) soccer team attempted to negotiate their pay and asked for raises so that their salaries approached that of the players on the U.S. men’s team, the U.S. Soccer Federation (“USSF”) called them…
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Company Discovers Another Great Way To Make Friends At The EEOC

By Richard Cohen | Mar 23, 2016

No sooner did we post our five best ways for an employer to avoid loneliness by attracting the attention of the EEOC did a  Missouri manufacturer see if it could find a better way to make friends there. And it did!  The EEOC was there almost immediately!  What a way to make friends! So we can confidently…
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Five Tips If You're Planning To Fire A Pregnant Employee, Especially One With A Disability

By Richard Cohen | Jan 30, 2016

The EEOC has long declared in its Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) that issues “involving the intersection between the ADA and pregnancy-related limitations is one of [its] six national priorities.” And as we have frequently seen, going after a medical or health facility for violations of these laws is not only a priority but “low hanging fruit”…
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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.

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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.

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