Articles Posted in June, 2016

Let’s make it official! What say we meet IRL at SHRM Annual Conference? #SHRM16

June 2, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Around this time last year, I invited readers to connect at the 2015 SHRM Annual Conference and Expo in Las Vegas. Notwithstanding my try-too-hard-to-be-whimsically-irreverent approach, I made some great connections.

Now, one year wiser, I’m going to keep it sincere and humble.

It’s cases like this that tempt me to become a plaintiff’s employment lawyer

June 1, 2016 | by Eric B. Meyer

Like when referring to the plaintiff (57) and his two co-workers (61 and 67), a boss allegedly remarks, “It’s time you got rid of those old son of a bitches.”

Age discrimination, maybe?

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