The Family and Medical Leave Act enables eligible employees to take leave for up to 12 weeks in a 12-month period for their own serious health condition, among other things. How do you know if an employee is requesting FMLA leave? Do they have to say “F-M-L-A”? Heck no! But, they…
Now, where did I put yesterday’s .gif? Oh, there it is. While courts (and bloggers) wrestle with Facebook-related lawsuits, email is a different story. There’s this lawyer joke that the “E” in E-mail stands for Exhibit A. Or, what’s the other joke? Oh yeah, bad e-mails are like dirty diapers: they stink…
And, by sorta, I mean definitely. Oof! Sorry about that… Yesterday, I brought you “How a fired employee’s Facebook posts about Obama and “a thug” led to a $1.5M jury award.” It had some good employer takeaways and a .gif with Mr. Krabs taking a money shower. In other words,…
[After publishing this post, I was contacted by counsel for the City of Charlotte. It seems that some of the facts in both this post and the underlying reports upon which I based this post don’t tell the full story. So is this … (pause) … “Fake News”?!? Here is…
As is often the case when a Republican sits in the Oval Office, the National Labor Relations Board tilts employer-friendly. Indeed, once President Trump’s two nominees fill two vacancies on the Board, Republicans will hold a Board majority for the first time in 9 years. Until then, I picture the…
When others go high, I go low. Wait a minute! I got that backwards didn’t I? Dammit! That explains why I didn’t come up with “In Firing Employees, A Bit of Humanity Still Helps.” It’s a pragmatic post inspired by recent events from employment lawyer and blogger, Daniel Schwartz. Instead, I get my…
As you’ll find out down below, “Minnesota nice” only goes so far dontchaknow. And, to think I almost bought this shirt in MSP last week. Aw shucks. I regret not buying that shirt. It’s kitchy. Shoot. Overall, I really like Minnesota. I mean, where else will the ticket-takers at an NFL…
This bill introduced in Philadelphia City Council back in April is quietly making its way closer to Mayor Kenney’s desk. And, it could mean the end of the road for Philadelphia businesses that believe that they can discriminate with impunity. Layla Jones from The Philadelphia Tribune reports here that Councilman Derek Green…
So, I’m calling you know what on Senator Warren’s tweet last week. Yes, the U.S. House of Representatives did greenlight a measure called the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017. This bill would allow, in certain situations, the substitution of comp time for overtime. And, if it passes through the Senate, the…
Yeah, that’s basically it. Keep calm and carry on. There was a lot of talk over the past week or so about how the Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty would create carte blanche for discrimination against LGBTQ and women. (Exhibit A, B, C). Yeah, that didn’t happen. Indeed,…