Trial is over! I’m coming atcha live and direct from the bloggerdome with a sweet defense verdict in my pocket. Yup, yup! [cue music] [cue music] And what do I come back to? A precedential Third Circuit opinion discussing an employee’s right to return to work from FMLA. I’ll cover…
Welcome to The Employer Handbook. Extending the fifteen minutes of fame of a trash-talking blogger/teacher by a 300 word blog post. After the jump… * * * Dudes, do you remember Natalie Munroe? She’s the teacher who enjoyed a cup of coffee in the spotlight a few years ago after getting…
It’s been a rough year for RadioShack. One that, for me, came out of nowhere. That Super Bowl commercial was freaking brilliant! (Second only to this one). So, of to a great start in February, I thought things were looking up for RadioShack. But, then they announced they were closing…
ICYMI, yesterday, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled in this opinion that PA’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. How fitting that the first gay couple in Philadelphia to obtain a marriage license was Kerry Smith and Rue Landau, who serves as the Executive Director…
The thing about this law-blogging gig, other than the money, power and women, of course, is the pride of being first to post about a crazy new case. Last week, I missed out on the nude sunbather who sued an elementary school-employer for retaliation. Well, Jon Hyman at the Ohio…
In Pennsylvania, a company and an employee can enter into an agreement whereby, in exchange for some form of consideration, the employee agrees not to compete with the company after the employment ends. Consideration can come in a variety of forms; for example, a raise, bonus, promotion, or sugar. Initial employment…
We’ve talked a fair amount about sexual stereotyping at the ole Handbook. Here I discussed the cluster created by offering crap assignments to a male employee because he fails to conform to a male stereotype. And of course, we have my “Ravishing Rick Rude” theory of same-sex harassment, which a federal…
One of the questions I hear a lot from employers is: Can we communicate with employees on Family and Medical Leave Act leave and, if so, how much? I’ll get to that in a second. #HelpShaneFightCancer For the folks who missed my blog post on Friday, we’re trying to raise…
Recently, several local lawyers and I participated in a labor and employment law roundtable for The Legal Intelligencer. Actually, the table was rectangular. But, the coffee and muffins were free, so I didn’t complain. Well, not until I dropped my pants and mooned the employee-rights lawyers on the panel. Trust…
Whatcha doin’ two weeks from today? Want to grab some breakfast with me? Maybe hear about what’s hot at the EEOC and get a legal roadmap for managing the aging workforce? In you’re in the Philadelphia area and would like to learn more about these topics, then come on down…
