Back in 2013, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began investigating Case New Holland, Inc. for age discrimination, or so a complaint that Case New Holland recently filed in federal court alleges. So, how is this news? Let alone blog news, which is hardly news at all. I should…
Remember, over the Summer, when I blogged about how sending FMLA paperwork to an employee via first class mail is a big mistake. Why? Because if the employee claims not to have received the paperwork, then you have no proof of delivery, and possible FMLA interference issues if the employee…
One employer appears to have screwed up royally. Click through to find out how. * * * Clickbait lede? Ok, you got me. It seems to be part of a trend this week. Because there are several things you don’t do if an employee reports a noose in the workplace,…
Three nights ago… Eric: How many bags of Halloween candy do you think we need this year? Wife: Our neighbors said last year they had ten. Eric: Ten?!? *** rubs belly of golden goose *** Wife: Yes, and the kids have your costume all picked out. It’s a Teenage Mutant…
My Facebook and Twitter feeds were blowing up yesterday with links to articles at NYTimes.com, Huffington Post, and Jezebel about how the sandwich chain, Jimmy John’s, supposedly makes its sandwich makers and delivery drivers sign these non-competition agreements. These agreements purport to preclude employees from working for certain nearby competitors for two…
Coming up during this term, the Supreme Court will decide seven cases relating to HR compliance. To put this into proper perspective, if you were to award a point for every forthcoming Supreme Court decision, that would be seven more points than the entire New York Giants team scored against…
But, hey, what do you have to lose by filing the lawsuit anyway, right? I mean, it can’t end up worse than the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football. (Oh yeah, I went there). More after the jump… * * * So, I was reading this opinion from a…
Across the country, many states and localities have enacted ban-the-box legislation. In a nutshell, ban the box means that employers cannot inquire about an applicant’s criminal history until after the first job interview. For example, Philadelphia has ban the box. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not. Still, Pennsylvania does have…
General Zod is not impressed More on this case after the jump… * * * Carlyn Johnson was diligent and hard-working. As a security guard, he had a reputation of never refusing an extra shift. Indeed, his Kryptonian strength, x-ray vision, and invulnerability dependability earned him the nickname, “Superman.” Notwithstanding…
What if… I’m just saying, what if you could attend an event — a free event, with breakfast — and you get to hear me speak for an hour and fifteen about social media in the workplace and other hot workplace issues, and then grill me during a Q&A? That would…