Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/webinar-conferencing-video-beverage-3199164/) The session, entitled “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable,” features an all-star panel of lawyers* and will explore each federal agency’s current compliance environment, enforcement priorities, practical guidelines for navigating difficult compliance issues and best practices. *They invited me to participate…
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Eric, can I get a simple breakdown of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on class-action waivers?
By Photograph by Franz Jantzen, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsSure, I can do that for you. First, we need some music. Godsmack? Celine Dion? Billy Idol? Nah, let’s go with Whitesnake. Give it to me in a nutshell, Eric. I want it…
Sorry, Busta Rhymes. You don’t get a “celebrity exception” for settling your wage-and-hour claim
By Mikamote [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia CommonsGenerally, if a wage and hour dispute arises in the workplace, the parties need approval from either the U.S. Department of Labor or a federal court to resolve claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. When parties agree to resolve these claims as…
Another court holds mistaken discrimination is unmistakably illegal
By Ethan [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsBack when the WWE was the WWF, there was a tag team that were the heels of professional wrestling: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. Goddammit! Like three-quarters of you have already clicked away. The rest of you, stick with me, I’m building to a crescendo.…
Fore-get it! Court slices plaintiff’s FMLA claim based on Facebook pics of him at a golf course
Santeri Viinamäki [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia CommonsAlthough, the Facebook photo of the plaintiff captioned “Tubing the Rifle River” didn’t help his chances either. Neither did lying about sleeping at work despite photographic evidence to the contrary. Filed under: “WTH Dude!” Wow, I’d like to go golfing and tubing too!…
What does the ADA say about employees who use prescription drugs to treat drug addiction?
By Soberconnections [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia CommonsFolks, I’m warning you, this is a tough one. The ADA, illegal drugs, legal drugs. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation (if available) to a qualified individual with a disability upon request if doing so will…
I wonder how many burritos a former Chipotle GM accused of stealing $626 can buy with her $7.97 million jury award
Mikebay1968 at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia CommonsSpoiler alert: A lot. Yep, last Thursday, a California jury awarded $7.97 million to a woman who claimed that he employer fired her in retaliation for claiming workers’ compensation benefits. And even though the case settled on Monday, while…
What HR needs to know about blockchain. Or, put another way, HR needs to know about blockchain.
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/blockchain-block-chain-technology-3019120/) You’ve heard of the blockchain, right? But, if I asked you to explain it to me, half you would say, “Yeah, dude. Bitcoin.” The other half, well, I’m thinking I’d get something like this… Don’t worry. In this post, I’m going to turn you into a…
I’m gonna throw a little employment law at this Matt Patricia – Detroit Lions Sexual Assault saga
By Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsOn February 5, 2018, the Detroit Lions named former New England Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia as the team’s new Head Coach. Maybe, Lions ownership missed Super Bowl LII and the 41 points that the Philadelphia Eagles dropped…
Do transgender employees have ADA rights also? “Well, it depends,” said the lawyer.
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/women-men-people-human-gender-149577/) When you think about lawsuits involving transgender employees and issues of gender identity, most assume that those claims would be asserted as sex discrimination claims. Often, those cases involve allegations of sex stereotyping. Except, about this time last year, I had a post entitled, “Pay…