Ladies’ night! All women admitted free! Reverse discrimination? Or just an attempt to attract the fairer sex to frequent places women might be less likely than men to frequent? How about haircuts? Why do women usually pay so much more … Continue reading
On June 10, 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, stating that the Act’s purpose was to “prohibit arbitrary discrimination against women in the payment of wages” and “call attention to the unconscionable practice of paying female … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago my partner Jeff Cohen taught an employer a very expensive lesson. A $500,000 lesson. That is the price Groton Construction Company, a small midcoast construction firm, is going to have to pay Skip White in … Continue reading
Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the “Working Families Flexibility Act.” With a nice name like that, you might think this was a proposal to allow hourly workers more flexibility, such as to work from … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s line “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” has become something of a rallying cry for those who say there are simply too many lawyers. But last summer, when I reread Henry IV, I realized that … Continue reading
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that investigates claims of employment discrimination, doesn’t actually have a physical office in Maine. Its closest office is Boston. But that didn’t stop several EEOC representatives from Boston and New York … Continue reading
I let out a loud whoop last week when a jury returned a record $240 million verdict on behalf of individuals with intellectual disabilities. No, it wasn’t my case. No, it wasn’t here in Maine; it was in Iowa. And … Continue reading
April 28 was Workers’ Memorial Day. We’d like to take a moment to honor and remember the 23 Mainers who lost their lives on the job this past year. Robert Bernard Robert R. Blackstone D. Brooks Bruno Cloutier Marion Cochran … Continue reading
Anyone who is married or whoever has been to a wedding is familiar with the phrase “for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part.” When we commit to one another, we do so voluntarily, … Continue reading
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act has been in effect since 1978, but discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace is still all too common. Statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that hears complaints of employment discrimination, show … Continue reading
