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Imagine that you operate a valet parking service at a large hotel and you’re looking to hire a parking attendant. Your 10 am interview arrives. You say, “good morning.” He responds in sign language.
He’s deaf.
A deaf parking attendant?!?
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When you read an employment law blog like mine, odds are you’re going to see a post about an employer that did something bad, or at least is accused of doing something terrible.
This post is different.
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I haven’t covered a social media firing in a while. Here’s one I read about yesterday. It’s a doozy! Continue reading
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We get it, New Jersey, you’re the most progressive. Like, “Hold my drink, Bernie Sanders” progressive. Continue reading
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We’re talkin’ softball. Continue reading
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According to multiple news reports, on Friday, shortly after the Henry Pratt Company communicated to a 15-year employee that the company was ending his employment, he began shooting. All told, he killed five employees (in a five-minute span). After police arrived, the shooter exchanged gunfire. Six officers were injured. The employee died.
You can read the WaPo report here, and the NPR report here. Continue reading
Y’all are too much with that #HRValentine hashtag on Twitter. Continue reading
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