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The Employer Handbook BlogThe procrastinator’s guide to figuring out New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law
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I mean, how much paid sick leave could someone have actually accrued since Monday? Hmmm… Continue reading
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If at first you don’t succeed, sue, sue, and sue again.
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Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a man that has now sued the same employer four times.
It’s a bit like the Buffalo Bills of employment litigation, except the plaintiff here hasn’t suffered a fourth defeat…yet.
The Boston Red Sox are 2018 World Series Champions! (You weren’t expecting a blog post today, were you?)
If you operate a business in the New England region, maybe cut your employees a little slack on the FMLA call-outs today. Just sayin’.
I’ll be back with something a little more employment-law related tomorrow.
There’s a chatbot for HR to log discrimination complaints. But, would you use it?
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If you’re scratching your heads on this one, Grasia Hald‘s post at Medium, “Chatbot 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about Chatbots” may help.
The DOJ says that Title VII does not protect transgender employees, and this should not surprise you.
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Chris reported yesterday that the U. S. Department of Justice filed this brief with the United States Supreme Court in this case, in which it argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal employment discrimination law, does not cover discrimination against an individual because of the individual’s gender identity.
Is this a big deal? Yes. Is it a surprise that the DOJ has taken this position? Heck no. Continue reading
Blackface is a bad idea for Halloween at work, and other ways that you can avoid calling me on November 1.
Before I get to the Halloween, I’m assuming that if you won last night’s Mega Millions jackpot, you probably have better things to do than read this blog post. If however, you did win, congratulations! And, by reading this far into the blog post, you agree to split your winnings 50/50 with me.
Ok, 60/40.
It’s a contract. That’s how the law works. Checkmate!
Three wins for readers of The Employer Handbook
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And it’s only Tuesday! Continue reading
This company fired an employee on the same day that she returned from pregnancy leave … and won the lawsuit.
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Every so often — not, “if I had a nickel” often, but every once in a while — someone hits me up for my two cents on firing an employee who is on FMLA or some other form of protected leave for [fill in the reason]. Continue reading
Before you decide to go aquatic in your office, watch this video. 🤣🤣🤣
The pool office. I died just a little.
This employee fired for a “caught on camera” racist tirade won’t be collecting $100,000. Probably.
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Remember yesterday’s post?
If not, then out of concern for you, I suggest that you see a doctor. Because after all, we’re talking about a post from just one day ago.
Either way, to get you back up to speed, yesterday I blogged about an employer that was required to pay $100K to a worker it fired for making racist Facebook posts. That was because an arbitrator concluded that the employer knew about the employee’s racist behavior online but did nothing about it for several months until the media reported it.
Today’s situation — a different situation — is different. Like totally different. Continue reading
