Comments on: When Your “Day Without Women” Press Release Announces You Are Violating Federal Law

By: MP

MP — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:14:05 +0000

http://pix11.com/2017/03/10/local-bar-gives-female-employees-off-to-participate-in-womens-day-rallies/

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:25:34 +0000

In reply to Evil HR Lady. Agreed. Fortunately, that's not what they were doing.

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:14:16 +0000

In reply to Sherri. Nah, the disclaimer is always there.

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:13:52 +0000

In reply to grannybunny. You can give employees time off whenever you want. But you can't give just women or just men the day off.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:59:52 +0000

I noticed INC put a disclaimer at the bottom of your article that your opinions might not be INC’s. I don’t remember seeing that on your other columns published there. I usually read all the way to the end (of course!). I wonder why they are extra touchy about this one!!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:40:52 +0000

Also, I have just added that book to my Amazon cart–that looks fantastic

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:37:40 +0000

This was great. Hooray for astute journalists!

By: Micole Kaye

Micole Kaye — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:35:20 +0000

HAHAHA! That’s hilarious…

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:13:01 +0000

I’m an EEO professional. If the company really is giving all employees — men and women — an extra vacation day, in recognition of the fact that a lot of their female employees would probably take off on the Day Without Women, I don’t believe that practice, or the press release, for that matter, violates the law. The press release did, however, raise that question, and it’s good that someone looked into the situation and published the company’s — legally correct — response.