Image by Tariq Abro from Pixabay I’m pretty sure that I’ve blogged about this before. But, maybe not. So, either what I’m about to tell you bears repeating, or I’m only going to say this once, so pay attention. If an employee with a disability requests a chair, stool, or…
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Can you fire a supervisor accused of sexual harassment without investigating first? Yep.
Image Credit: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=298867&picture=lifeguard-chair-at-indoor-pool Today, I want to tell you about a lifeguard who worked for several years for an employer in Washington, DC. By his own estimation, this lifeguard “was a stellar employee who was a highly skilled lifeguard, supervisor, swim instructor and coach.” But, after receiving anonymous complaints of…
MAJOR wage and hour news in PA! Minimum wage going ☝️; Proposed salary-level test going 👇, and more!
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Where do we even begin? Oh, right… The minimum wage is going up! (The proposed overtime regulations are going down). With a big ‘ol tip of the cap to Adam Long, who scooped the news here at McNees’ Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog, the Pennsylvania…
This great federal court decision I read offers seven keys to a proper severance agreement
Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay A lawyer claimed that his employer had discriminated against him based on his race, color, gender, and age, when it terminated his employment and filled a position nearly identical to that which he held prior to his termination with a younger, African-American woman. So…
You be the judge: Does this sound like race discrimination to you?
Highway Patrol Images [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsMaybe you’ve been reading this employment law blog for years. Or today could be your first time here. (What took you so long?) You may be a licensed attorney, an HR professional, or just a blog groupie on the dark path to…
Six million reasons to remember that the EEOC continues to take your company’s background checks seriously
By U.S. Government – Extracted from PDF file here., Public Domain, Link On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC…
Can a company require new employees not to bash it on Glassdoor? Is that legal?
Glassdoor [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsLet’s find out. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s Office of General Counsel released this Advice Memorandum. It involves a Missouri law firm that required all newly-hired support staff and attorneys to sign an employment agreement containing the following non-disparagement provision: “[D]uring and after…
A new bipartisan bill would create more FMLA leave time for spouses that work for the same employer.
Jeff Belmonte from Cuiabá, Brazil [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsThe Family and Medical Leave Act provides eligible employees with up to 12 workweeks of job-protected leave during any 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. But, if two spouses work for the same company, maybe, not so much.…
New legislation in NJ would make it much harder to use independent contractors
Image by Sandra Ferentschik from Pixabay Yesterday, one of my favorite readers of the blog forwarded me a link to this article, “Sweeney-backed bill may eliminate independent contractors in N.J.” That got my attention. Last week, State Senator Stephen Sweeney introduced this piece of legislation which wouldn’t quite eliminate independent…
Courts don’t second-guess non-discriminatory business decisions. Even the tough ones.
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay There are times when employers have to make difficult decisions impacting the workplace. Today, I’m going to talk to you about one of them involving an employee who attempted suicide and, subsequently, pressed the company to return him to work. The plaintiff in this…