Lawffice Links - Hodge Podge

I've had a busy week, so please excuse the dearth of blogging. There have been a few interesting employment law developments that deserve some recognition though. Have some Lawffice Links to get caught up:

• $150,000 settlement in "one of the first two lawsuits ever filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging sex discrimination against a transgender individual."
• The Sixth Circuit applied the "honest belief rule" in an ADEA case - The idea here is that an employer can escape discrimination liability if it has a non-discriminatory reason... "even if its conclusion is later shown to be mistaken, foolish, trivial, or baseless."
• In a separate decision, the Sixth Circuit also held that the ADA did not require an employer to allow an employee to telecommute under the circumstances of that case:
• Sixth Circuit's opinion. 
• Commentary from Jon Hyman.
• Commentary from Dan Schwartz.
• Commentary from Eric Meyer.

Enjoy!