Like requesting swiss cheese on your cheesesteak — way to go John Kerry — pretty soon, asking about a candidate’s salary history will be verboten too. {cue music – soft / hard} Last week, Philadelphia City Council read and passed this bill, which will ban employers from inquiring about salary history, and…
You have a one-in-six chance. Proof that former child stars — even the youngest one in curls — are just like everyone else in the workplace when it comes to Facebook stupidity and a fast track to the unemployment line. Over the weekend, my “‘Facebook’ and ‘Fired'” Google Alert struck…
What the heck do pistachios have to do with the Alternative Right also known as the “alt-right” or white nationalists? Well, multiple news outlets, Philly.com (here) among others, are reporting that Emily Youcis, better known to attendees of Philadelphia Phillies games as “Pistachio Girl,” is out of a job. According to…
Like one-man bands. Or, retaliation lawsuits, for example. Ms. Nuness is our plaintiff in this case. Ms. Nuness alleges that she is a female African-American who worked for her former employer for about 14 months. During her employment, the plaintiff worked alongside a male Caucasian co-worker who had been counseled, from…
The good news for this employee is that her viral Facebook post earned her an award. The bad news is that the “award” was “Racist of the Week.” The ugly news — well, other than the post itself — was that the employee lost her job and likely impaired her ability to…
A man has filed this Charge with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that his former employer violated the National Labor Relations Act when it fired him, allegedly, because the company didn’t think he was “happy and smiling and positive.” What’s this all about, Eric? Shout out to Melissa Daniels at…
Vomitous is a word, right? What is Facebook Live? Facebook Live permits anyone with a Facebook account to whip out their smartphone and broadcast video live to their Facebook friends and followers, each of whom receive a notification when the broadcast begins. For example, right from my desk in Philadelphia, I…
It’s the CareerBuilder.com survey of “The Most Outrageous Resume Mistakes Employers Have Found.” Eat your heart out “Butt Fumble“! An applicant’s name was auto-corrected from “Flin” to “Flintstone.” His name was Freddie. An applicant stated they had great attention to detail, but “attention” was misspelled. An applicant claimed they worked…
What caught my eye this morning, I mean, other than my new Carson Wentz fathead — ok, fatheads — was this Law360 headline: “NJ Ruling May Widen Exposure To Excessive Jury Awards” Gulp… So, bigger jury awards, huh… This Law360 report from Jeannie O’Sullivan (subscription required) highlights the recent decision in Cuevas v. Wentworth Group.…
TMZ — respect, I get stories from TMZ — reports here that a server at a Maryland restaurant blasted Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams on Facebook for allegedly tipping him $0.75 on a $128.25 meal tab: “Just now at work I had Deangelo Williams come in and I waited on while tending…