Roundup: Risk of foreign travel; CA notice of immigration inspection; ADA accommodations; Gender identity discrimination; Reverse discrimination;

It's important to understand the risks and be prepared before sending employees overseas for work. Even if people are just taking foreign vacations, it's worth educating employees about the information in this travel advisory from Ice Miller (not that Ice).

The ADA is actually designed to solve problems and employers have a legal obligation to figure out an accommodation that works. This employer stalled, stone walled, and demanded more medical exams and letters. Their strategy appeared to be keep delaying and maybe the employee would go away. Seems like harm and disability discrimination to me.

California employers cannot discriminate or retaliate against any immigrant employees for exercising their employment rights to make discrimination, wage and hour, or other claims. This expressly includes threatening to or actually turning an employee into ICE or other authorities.

I realize that there are people who are prejudiced against queer and trans people. But fundamentally, this is gender discrimination. If someone does not appear or act consistent with other people's gender norms and stereotypes, that's gender discrimination under Title VII and state laws.

Anyone who claims discrimination should have to prove it under the same standard because that is equity.