March, 2019

🚨🚨DOL plans to clarify how companies calculate overtime for employees🚨🚨

March 29, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I remember the time that the U.S. Department of Labor showed up unannounced to the Bloggerdome.

It was yesterday. And, I’m pretty sure that the five-year-old ratted me out for paying my other three kids in Cheerios for installing a marble driveway. The driveway was a birthday gift I gave to myself.

(I turn 43 today.)

But, lesson learned. And even though this never really happened, I feel your pain, friends. I know how difficult it can be to comply with wage and hour laws. Continue reading

Fact or Fiction: Can an employee pursue a hostile work environment claim based on his disability?

March 28, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.”

It’s your fault that this post is so short. Continue reading

Discrimination 101

March 27, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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A few days ago, I blogged about How does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court?

And I suppose that was a bit of a misnomer because there’s more to it. So, let’s talk about that today.

EEOC: A company that helps people with disabilities violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

March 26, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think? Continue reading

How does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court?

March 25, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Oh, I thought that you knew. I was just asking for a friend.

Alright, fine. I’ve got a little something to say about this. Continue reading

The time has come to re-rank my cereal cabinet. Let’s do it ‘Rocky’ style!

March 22, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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A few years ago, I hit the pause button on HR compliance one day to address a far more critical matter; namely, ranking the contents of my cereal cabinet.

Since then, the Bloggerdome has a new kitchen, a new cereal cabinet, and mostly new cereals. Continue reading

The EEOC held a ‘top secret’* meeting with business groups yesterday and I’ve got all the details.

March 21, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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And by ‘top secret,’ I mean ‘public’ where anyone can attend.

I didn’t attend because I don’t trust the blogmobile with the valet, among other reasons. Fortunately for us, however, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was kind enough to summarize this “Industry Leaders Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention.”

A critical EEO-1 update and let’s revisit my Bloggerdome cereal rankings. The struggle is real!

March 20, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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The cereal needs its own post. That’ll be tomorrow. Continue reading

New Jersey just banned NDAs in discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment settlements

March 19, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Well, it appears as though I may need to update my PowerPoint for a local New Jersey SHRM conference at which I am presenting tomorrow. Continue reading

A pharmacist claims that his employer should have accommodated his fear of needles. And he may be right.

March 18, 2019 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Over the weekend, I read a recent federal appellate court opinion about a pharmacist who alleged that his former employer discriminated against him by failing to accommodate his fear of needles. Continue reading