Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board announced that it will revamp union-election rules to “better ensure the opportunity for litigation and resolution of unit scope and voter eligibility issues.” In other words, it’s a very employer-friendly move. You can read all about it here, here,…
Image Credit: West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety This is a photo from a West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety basic training program. And the you-know-what has hit the fan! On Friday, the Department announced that everyone in the photo, captioned “Hail Byrd!”, had…
Having avoided sepsis and other O’Hare carpet-related food contamination, the Meyer Family arrived in London yesterday, dominated some fish and chips (not pictured above) in Soho, and is gearing up for a full day of sightseeing and shenanigans today. So, with the kids in bed and me at the computer…
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Said a grade school teacher (allegedly) to her class of 28 ten-year-olds, 11 of whom are Jewish. This according to multiple published reports, including this one from the UK Daily Mail. The article also notes that, when a student challenged the teacher on her anti-semitic…
Image by Michel Oeler from Pixabay We’re going to quiz you today on workplace religious accommodations. (If you fail, instead of sending Tommy Boy, I’ll call the HR police to your office to tear up your SHRM-CP certification into little, tiny pieces, which we will then use to fill eggs…
Image by Ivorytowers from Pixabay Damn, I’m good! Yesterday morning, my post, “Eminem’s take on federal anti-discrimination administrative exhaustion requirements. Probably” went live. Now, scroll down to the “Takeaways For Employers” section. You’ll see some discussion there about how the Supreme Court needed to resolve an open issue in the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/vectors/devil-red-demon-cartoon-satan-29973/) Howard Stern interviewed Alec Baldwin recently. Mr. Baldwin was talking about going to anger management classes and realizing quickly that, well, he’s really not that angry. At least not compared to some of the other folks required to attend anger management classes. Now, consider your most…
Won’t you help little Ivy Meyer achieve her Girl Scout Cookies sales goal? It’s that time of year again. Coworkers have begun bombarding you with requests to purchase Girl Scout Cookies. So, in that spirit, let’s tackle: Whether unions will start organizing your workplace if you relax your no-solicitation policy…
Image Credit: Publicdomanpictures.net (https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=6968&picture=sticks-n-stones) Meet “John” the firefighter. According to this federal court opinion, John (not his real name) is a Christian and holds various moral opinions; he also wears a cross and says grace before meals. And, apparently, there was some friction between John and his co-workers. Here’s how the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/angel-church-religion-edward-312462/) Just ask a midwest employer that had its motion for summary judgment denied and now may have to defend a hostile work environment claim before a federal jury. In that case, the plaintiff and his supervisor often clashed over the plaintiff’s religious views. Among other things: The…