By Thomas Quine (Beware of wild animals attack) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsDid you know that a visitor to your workplace can create a hostile work environment for one or more of your employees? The kind of hostile work environment that can result in a quarter-million-dollar jury award.…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cricket-long-green-blue-antennas-307982/) Shhh… If you listen quietly, you may just hear another subscriber clicking on this blog post. Nope, those are crickets. But, at the expense of clicks and subscription rates, I feel compelled to share with you Board news: The National Labor Relations Board will publish a…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b9a4b7e46867953) In most federal courts in this country, a plaintiff arguing a Title VII violation because he or she was discriminated against based on his/her LGBT status will lose. That’s a fact. That’s because Title VII prohibits discrimination based on one’s “sex.” And, most courts don’t construe “sex”…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/resume-cv-hr-job-experience-2296951/) Emoji Credit: https://emojipedia.org/ If you’re a federal contractor, have you picked up your jaw since yesterday’s post? I’ll admit it. I was also surprised that a federal court would conclude that a Connecticut federal contractor could not fire an employee for using medical marijuana. What, with that…
By Original uncropped image from Laurie Avocado (Cropped version of [1]) [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsI’ll wait patiently while you grab your pearls for clutching. Last Summer, I blogged here about how a Connecticut federal court concluded that the state’s compassionate use law, the Connecticut Palliative Use of Marijuana Act…
By Timidonfire [Public domain], from Wikimedia CommonsRecently, Nike unveiled a new ‘Just Do It’ advertising campaign centered around former National Football Leauge quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Here is the first commercial that aired. Controversy. In the 49ers third preseason game of the 2016 season, Mr. Kaepernick did not stand during the…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/pole-dance-woman-sexy-elegant-pole-1287822/) Allow me to educate you, limerick style. There once was a principal in China. Who thought, “Pole dancing? There’s nothing finer.” On the first day of educating, the kids found her gyrating, and now she’s on the unemployment line-a.
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b90809e846d78530d8b45d5) The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against a qualified individual with a disability. What is a “qualified individual”? It’s someone who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation? Ok, what’s an “essential job function”? Or…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b8f35e6089f7a90518b4572) Oh, I’ve got your hookup today. As I was getting caught up on last week’s email, I came across a News Release from the U.S. Department of Labor. In this Release, the DOL touted “cross-agency effort complements the Department’s enforcement activities by strengthening and innovating compliance assistance…
Image Credit: Photofunia.com (http://photofunia.com/results/5b8dd93a846d78c9078b45c4) Meet the new forms; same as the old forms. Well, except for the new expiration date. Yes, that’s right. The U.S. Department of Labor has taken the existing FMLA forms and updated “Expires: 6/30/2018” in the upper right-hand corner of each form to “Expires: 8/31/2021.” Now,…