Dori Stibolt was featured in the Corporate
Counsel's article, "Ditch the Gender-Based
Assumptions When Hiring." Full text can be found in the August
15, 2014, issue, but a synopsis is below.
In December of 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission took on a case, which involved a grocery story that
refused to hire a woman as a courtesy van driver, considering the
position not safe for a female, and instead gave the position to a
male candidate. The case recently settled for $10,500 and the
enforcement of a formal companywide antidiscrimination policy. The
company also agreed to train all its managers, supervisors and
employees on pertinent sections of the Civil Rights Act and report
to the EEOC every six months on discrimination.
Stibolt reports on the case in her South Florida Trial
Practice blog, "Gender Based Hiring – Beware of the
Assumption Trap," saying: "Gender-based assumptions in
hiring and promotions can quickly lead to claims for sex
discrimination."
While it may seem shocking to even have to explain it, "an
employer hiring for a construction position may screen out
applicants who are unable to lift and carry items of a certain
weight ... [but] an employer should not assume that women cannot
fulfill that employment requirement," she adds.
Click here to view Stibolt's full blog
post.
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