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It’s the July Edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival!
The July edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival is now up and running. You can view it here. Thank you to all who contributed. And a special thank you to Heather Bussing and HRExaminer.com for hosting. If you would like to participate in future carnivals, email me and I…
Beer muscles and a #SHRM12 lesson about accountability
I’m a fairly easy-going guy. My buttons don’t get easily pushed, I’m not easily riled, and I rarely get angry. But, when I get fired up….look out, sucka! One thing that really gets me going is when others fail to accept accountability for their mistakes and do nothing to fix…
Going to #SHRM12 in Atlanta? You know I’ll be there.
Less than one week to go before the 2012 SHRM Annual Conference and Exposition kicks off. I’ll be there. And here’s where we can meet up: Monday night you can find me discussing cutting-edge HR/employment-law issues at The Official #SHRM12 TweetUp & Afterparty powered by SHRM & Glassdoor. And if you…
Fifth of vodka + whiskey + elevator shaft = no workers’ comp
From the blog that previously brought you “Smoke pot + grizzly bear bite (in the butt) = collect workers’ comp,” comes the story of the boozing builder who, well, I’ll let the Court of Appeals of Utah explain: Mr. Wood was engaged in work activities on behalf of Karr during…
Who are all these people in your (government’s) workplace?
It was either the Mr. Rogers approach or the Seinfeld approach. In the end, I chose Jerry to add some levity to what is otherwise going to be a very boring blog post. You’ve been warned. According this report released last month from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the…
Score! PA Senator pushing to legalize March Madness at work.
Will office pools be legal in Pennsylvania this year? One State Senator is trying to make it so. Jealous, New Mexico? Yeah, you’re jealous. Details after the jump… Philly.com reports here that Pennsylvania State Sen. Lisa M. Boscola will introduce legislation to make small office pools legal in the Keystone…
More child labor for The Employer Handbook
I usually save my best posts for Monday, but what the heck… We are expecting our third child in August.
ESPN disciplines employees for offensive Jeremy Lin statements
The Associated Press reports here that ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, has taken action against three employees for offensive comments made about NY Knicks point guard, Jeremy Lin. The headline “Chink in the Armor” was used Friday on ESPN’s mobile website after Lin had nine turnovers in New…
And the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011 was…
According to FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org, the lawsuit that keeps those lawyer jokes flowing is… Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police. A man who kidnapped a couple at knifepoint while he was running from the police is now suing the victims, claiming that they promised to hide him…