By rp72 (Opening o2 Arena London Bon Jovi) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons“In a packed room at the 2018 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., Eric Meyer of FisherBroyles, LLP provided practical guidance for HR Professionals so that they can handle an ADA accommodation situation at…
Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash Some states, like the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for example, have responded to the #MeToo movement by drafting legislation that would ban confidentiality provisions in private sexual harassment settlements. The State of New Jersey has taken it one step further. Before I get to that,…
Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash Remember that blog post I had last Spring. I’m talking about the one about an employment agency that allegedly emailed a job applicant the following cringe-worthy, what we’re really saying here is “sue me” rejection email: “Thanks for your reply. I check the details of [sic] you. And…
Now, it’s up to the voters. Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, Philadelphia City Council passed a bill that will require the City to provide sexual-harassment training to all of its employees and officers. In May, when City residents go to the polls, they will decide whether to amend the Home…
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash What a long, strange trip it’s been for one particular transgender-discrimination lawsuit. Back in 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission used a Michigan funeral home and alleged it violated Title VII by firing an employee because of her transgender or transitioning status and her…
By Ed Brown (Ed Brown) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsWhat if I told you that conducting a wage-and-hour audit and discovering a Fair Labor Standards Act violation could save you money? “Uh, Eric. Is the air up there in the cloud getting thin?” Hear me out. The PAID program. Yesterday,…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/office-freelancer-computer-business-583841/) After all that’s happened in my professional career over the past several days — you can catch up here and here — I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank you, the readers. You have uplifted me with your positivity and support. I deeply appreciate every, single…
Today is my first day at FisherBroyles, LLP. [If you missed “Thank You (Part I),” Friday’s tribute to my former colleagues at Dilworth Paxson, you check it out here.] I have so much to tell you about this exciting opportunity with FisherBroyles, and my reasons for joining this cutting-edge law…
Photo by Jasmine Wallace from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/adult-blur-bokeh-bright-613321/ Today is my last day at Dilworth Paxson LLP. For just over 12 years, Dilworth Paxson has been my home. (It’s ok Millenials. Just breathe.) I gave notice to the firm a few weeks ago that I’d be resigning. During that meeting with our…
Image Credit: Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/en/arcade-games-video-games-154575/) Hey, I can’t make this stuff up. Claire Warner at Bustle.com reports here that game designer Jane Friedhoff released a video game last week that, well, here’s the description from the game designer: Two mall shop-girls find out they’ve been stiffed wages that the men in their department…