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posted on September 25, 2019 by ELS

Mediation of Employment Law Claims Seminar Oct. 23 at Noon

Raquel Crump to Present Mediation of Employment Law Claims with Tanya Tate of Bay Mediation and Arbitration Services. This program will be held at ELS, 3100 Cumberland Blvd., Suite 1480, […]

Filed Under: Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events, Mediation, Professional Development, Workplace Training Tagged With: Employment Law, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, employment practices, mediation, Raquel Crump, Tanya Andrews Tate, TanyaTateMediator

posted on September 19, 2019 by ELS

Dispute Between EEOC and DOJ: LGBTQ Protections Under Title VII

In 2017, the Trump administration, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), reversed the Obama-era policy which used Title VII to protect transgender employees from discrimination. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: Chandra Davis, discrimination, DOJ, EEO, employment policies, LGBTQ Protections, Retaliation, Sexual Orientation, Title VII

posted on September 19, 2019 by ELS

Gender Self-Identification

Gender binary is the classification of gender into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social or cultural belief. Gender binary is also known as […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Sex Discrimination, Workplace Training Tagged With: Chandra Davis, EEO Reporting, EEO-1 Survey, employment policies, Gender Binary, Intergender, Workplace Training

posted on September 9, 2019 by ELS

Chandra C. Davis to Present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints

Chandra Davis will present Best Practices for FLSA, FMLA, ADA and Handling Complaints at the MIE Conference for Legal Services Executive Directors, Managers and Supervisors (MIE Conference) on September 10 […]

Filed Under: ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Events, Events & Updates, FLSA, Workplace Training Tagged With: ADA, Chandra Davis, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, employment practices, FLSA, FMLA

posted on June 7, 2019 by ELS

Raise Your Defenses and Raise Them Early: A Good Reminder from the Supreme Court for Employment Counsel Defending Title VII Claims

On June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States released its opinion in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis leading to a very valuable lesson for employers – […]

Filed Under: Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, EEOC, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Hiring and Firing, Litigation, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: EEOC, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, Litigation Defense, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Tennille Hoover, Title VII

posted on June 7, 2019 by ELS

Workplace Bullying: States are Taking Action

by Jamie Thompson, Summer Associate Employers should be aware that bullying may give rise to actionable harassment claims when the bullying is connected to a protected category. Bullying is often […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Harassment, Hostile Work Environment, Litigation, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Workplace Training Tagged With: Bullying, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, Harassment, Jamala McFadden, Workplace Training

posted on May 8, 2019 by ELS

Attorney Tennille Hoover Returns to ELS

Tennille Hoover is an attorney with ELS. Using her former experience as an HR director for an employer with over 6000 employees, Tennille provides strategic employment law representation and counseling […]

Filed Under: ADA, Age Discrimination, Department of Labor, Disability Discrimination, Discovery, Discrimination, Diversity, EEOC, Emotional Intelligence, Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events & Updates, FLSA, FMLA, Georgia Bar, Harassment, Hiring and Firing, Holiday Pay, Hostile Work Environment, Inclusion, Investigation, Litigation, Professional Development, Race Discrimination, Reduction in Force, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Seasonal Workers, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Speaking Engagements, State Bar of Georgia, Title VII, Wage & Hour, Workplace Investigations, Workplace Training, Young Lawyer Division of GA Bar Tagged With: Employment Handbooks, Employment Law, Employment Law Advice, employment policies, Tennille Hoover, training

posted on April 15, 2019 by ELS

Jamala McFadden’s Highlights from The National Diversity & Leadership Conference

The National Diversity Council’s conference last week in Dallas did not disappoint! Keynote speakers President Barack Obama, General Colin Powell and America Ferrera were on point with lessons on leadership, […]

Filed Under: Discrimination, Employment Law, Events, Events & Updates, Harassment, Investigation, Retaliation, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Media, Title VII, Workplace Investigations Tagged With: discrimination, Diversity, Employment Law, employment policies, Inclusion, Jamala McFadden, NATIONALDIVERSITYCOUNCIL

posted on April 4, 2019 by ELS

What Employers Need to Know about the Proposed Revised Rule on Overtime

The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a revised rule on white collar exemptions to the overtime requirement of Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the proposal is not yet in place, employers should carefully […]

Filed Under: Employer Resources, Employers, Employment Advice, Employment Law, FLSA, Wage & Hour Tagged With: Chandra Davis, DOL, Employment Law, employment policies, employment practices, FLSA, Overtime, Pay, Raquel Crump, Wage & Hour

posted on April 3, 2019 by ELS

Highlights from the Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, Inc. (LIWOCA) 2019 – 14th Annual Leadership Conference

ELS attorney Raquel Crump shared highlights from the LIWOCA Annual Conference held in Washington, DC March 27-29, 2019. LIWOCA provides annual scholarships to women of color in law school. LIWOCA’s mission is to educate, mentor, inspire and […]

Filed Under: Employment Advice, Employment Law, Employment Policies, Events, Events & Updates, Harassment, Professional Development, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Tagged With: Employment Law, employment policies, Ethical Considerations, Inc., Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, LIWOCA, Raquel Crump, sexual harassment, Workplace Investigations

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