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The Employer Handbook BlogSuspected FMLA Fraud? The Investigation May Need One More Call.
A signature mismatch can make HR suspicious. It can also have an explanation worth hearing before someone gets fired. Continue reading
Help Me Build a Program Business Lawyers Will Actually Want to Attend.
The Pennsylvania Bar Institute has entrusted me with putting together three hours of online continuing legal education. Naturally, my first move is to recruit reinforcements. Continue reading
Can Refusing a Settlement Meeting Support a Retaliation Claim?
A boss wanted to discuss settling an employee’s harassment claims without lawyers present. That invitation came with more baggage than the calendar entry suggested. Continue reading
Maybe Don’t Ask ChatGPT How to Make Emails Disappear During Litigation
There are probably better things to ask ChatGPT during litigation than how quickly permanently deleted emails disappear.
Especially when the other side is looking for those emails.
Greetings From Mexico. About That Sick-Leave Policy…
A Mexico vacation while on sick leave is an easy headline. The employer’s defense required a closer look at two separate decisions.
A Changing Termination Explanation Didn’t Sink This Employer’s Defense.
A termination letter can become a vocabulary quiz once litigation starts. Every changed adjective gets its own exhibit.
Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself
My name is Eric Meyer, a founding partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP. You may know me as the guy who turns someone else’s workplace disaster into your morning reading. Continue reading
The EEOC’s Anti-American Discrimination Priority Gets a Red-Highlighted Example
If you want the EEOC’s attention, do this: send an email — in red highlight — seeking “ONLY H1B” applicants. It’s one of the allegations in a new federal lawsuit, part of the agency’s push against anti-American bias.
Can a Paid Suspension Trigger a Sex Bias Verdict? This One Did.
The university kept paying its softball coach during an investigation. Its no-contact order also stopped her from teaching, and the suspension became a $300,000 sex bias judgment.
The Layoff Was Planned Before His FMLA Request. The Timing Became the Problem.
The company had decided to eliminate his job before he told his manager about his planned parental leave. So why did he get his termination notice in April when the other people on the layoff list remained until July?