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The Employer Handbook BlogHow ironic that when I finally achieve “social media expert” status, my daughter is the viral hit.
And then, before my 15 minutes seconds were up (fast forward to 1:00), my youngest daughter blew up my spot.
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A jury will hear the ADA claim of a diabetic cashier, fired for drinking life-saving juice from a store refrigerator
I imagine that this juice won’t be worth the squeeze.
A grown man’s Facebook rant about ‘Pokémon Go’ led to his firing
Are playing Pokémon Go on your smartphone yet? Of course not, you’re a Human Resource Professional, or in-house counsel, or employment lawyer in private practice.
Me neither.
A new House bill would expand FMLA coverage to very small businesses
How small? Well, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2016 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at worksites that employ 15 or more employees. (Currently, the magic number is 50).
But wait, there’s more.
“We are looking to add a few young professionals” and an age-bias lawsuit, apparently.
From a reader who wishes to be identified as “ever faithful blog lover”:
A while ago you mentioned ads with “digital native” as being a cover for trying to recruit “young” folks and being an ADEA violation… so what do you think of an ad that says (twice) “Young professionals” wanted? LOL That’s not even a cover! See attached…
Your FMLA notices may be defective if…
…they’re written in broken Ukrainian and sealed with a pink kiss. But, that’s another post for another day. Like tomorrow.
This, right here, is the LGBT-discrimination case for employers to watch
According to Chris Geidner at Buzzfeed.com (here), 128 members of Congress filed a brief in Christiansen v. Omnicom Group, Inc., urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to conclude the discrimination based on sexual orientation is sex discrimination and, therefore, violates Title VII.
So, yes, you should pay attention.
Quietly, the DOL jacks up penalties for willful overtime and minimum wage violations.
How was your Fourth of July weekend?
Did you knock your 5-year-old off of her scooter in the middle of Main Street to the shocked and judging, “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhs….” of spectators on both sides of the street with smartphones up capturing all of the parade action for posterity?
***checks YouTube again***
Well, neither did I.
Can you get fired for ripping French soccer players as poor tippers? Oui, but of course.
You may get your passport revoked if you hate on the free kick prowess of French soccer star, Dimitri Payet. Nasty!
But, if you work in a tipped position and you question the generosity of French soccer players when leaving gratuities, then, hasta luego. Not even the National Labor Relations Board can save you. Continue reading