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On April 11, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a much anticipated opinion explaining the reasons that it vacated the conviction of former Goldman Sachs' programmer, Sergey Aleynikov, under the federal National Stolen Property Act¹ ("NSPA") and the federal Economic Espionage Act² ("EEA").

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has sent out a new round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (“CSALs”) to 2,000 employers identifying establishments slated for compliance review during OFCCP’s current fiscal year, ending September 30, 2012.

Jennifer Zeigler had been working as a Georgia middle school teacher for 25 years when she lost her job after driving drunk to school one day. Now Zeigler has filed a federal complaint against the school district that fired her, reports The Daily Citizen* of Dalton, Ga., claiming sex and disability discrimination.

A former manager of several Burger King restaurants in Virginia has accused the fast-food company of firing him because he's HIV-positive, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

A former executive of entities that provided payroll tax services to small businesses pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and making false statements for his role in a $110 million tax fraud.

A former Kansas City woman who converted to Islam in 2005 said she was harassed for years at AT&T, and that the abuse boiled over in 2008 when her boss snatched her head scarf and exposed her hair.

A Jackson County jury last week awarded Susann Bashir $5 million in punitive damages in her discrimination lawsuit against the telephone company, along with $120,000 in lost wages and other actual damages.

As a manager and HR professional, I encounter a lot of foolishness and hatefulness in the workplace. Passive-aggressive behavior, back-stabbing, finger-pointing, laziness, discrimination, bullying and flagrant insubordination are all too real! This is part of the reason I enjoy working in HR. I get to help find justice for wronged individuals; I get to help train and develop other managers to overcome these same issues and prevent them for the future.

The proxy fight between Yahoo and activist shareholder firm Third Point just got extra nasty.

Third Point came out swinging late Thursday with an allegation that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson lied about his college degree.

Dear Jackie,

How ya doin'? I'm not too bad . . . just keepin' my nose to the grindstone at work and enjoyin' the spring weather, and not a whole lot else . . . same old, same old.

Corporate Responsibility Magazine announces its annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2012 List, known as the world’s top corporate responsibility ranking based on publicly-available information and recognized by PR Week as one of America’s top three most-important  business rankings. 

Could A Low Credit Score Cost You A Job?

There is a very interesting article in todays Boston Globe entitled ‘Qualification: Must have a good credit history‘. Apparently a rising trend among employers is to check your credit history and use that as part of the qualification process for new hires. From the article.

Symantec spells out the malware's money-making mechanism: click fraud

Computerworld - The Flashback malware that's infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may be generating more than $10,000 a day for the hackers who made the Trojan horse, Symantec said Monday.

Grants from the Affordable Care Act will help build and expand health centers, create jobs, and expand access to an additional 860,000 patients

Philadelphia, PA – In a visit to Fairmount Primary Care Center today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced awards made possible by the new health care law that will help build, expand and improve community health centers nationwide.

Obese women are more likely to be discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their non-overweight colleagues, a new study has found.

A couple weeks ago I was sitting in a business meeting with the President of my company, who has a profound and common sense based insight unlike anyone I have encountered. The topic came up regarding what clients prefer and want verses need and settle with. I thought a great deal around this subject and mentally wanted to embrace that very thought and dug into much deeper. It all sounds simple enough, but there’s actually a huge amount of complexity and science behind and around it.

Most of the emails I receive from recruiters contain language and phrasing that is cocky, arrogant, evokes a sense of being harried and rushed, and is condescending in tone.  And those are the nice things I have to say about the better written emails!

Transgender discrimination is discrimination on the basis of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has decided in an historic opinion.  Macy v. Holder, Appeal No. 0120120821 (Apr. 20, 2012).

EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance

Commission Updates Guidance on Employer Use of Arrest and Conviction Records

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an updated Enforcement Guidance on employer use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (Title VII).

Can a Facebook friendship between an employee and her supervisor lead to a claim of disability discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)? Have a look at the facts in a recent case from a federal court in Seattle, Washington and you can decide for yourself.