My mind…blown! Yesterday, the local internet feeds were flooding us with news that Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy allegedly left a 20-cent tip at a local restaurant at which he and some friends had lunch on Monday. The “smoking gun” was a copy of what is purported to be…
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Apparently, the ADA requires accommodating an employee’s anger issues with a Shih Tzu named “Sugar Bear”
Hey, I don’t make this stuff up. I just blog about it. More after the jump… * * * The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that employers provide reasonable accommodation to employees with disabilities when doing so will allow them to perform the essential functions of their job. In Assaturian…
Final Score: HIPAA 1 – Retaliation 0
See how a federal appellate court shut out a plaintiff’s claims of retaliation after she was fired for forwarding confidential documents to herself, purportedly to preserve evidence for an age-discrimination lawsuit filed by a former coworker. What I did there, you see that? After the jump… * * * In…
Philadelphia now requires breastfeeding protections for local employees
Heads up, Philly employers! This new law takes effect right away! Read all about it after the jump… * * * Last night was our firm’s fantasy football draft. Here is my team in our 12-team league. Feel free to grade it in the comments below. So, no offense folks,…
Court won’t let jury see plaintiff’s trial-victory prediction on Facebook
Oh, come on! What fun is that? What did the plaintiff say and why won’t the court allow the defendants to present it as evidence at trial? Find out after the jump… * * * Four months after getting terminated from his job, Allan Thomas went on Facebook and bragged…
How to curse out your boss on Facebook … and get away with it!
It’s easier than you think. Indeed, a recent decision from the National Labor Relations Board bears this out. Details after the jump… * * * Online chatter about work is still chatter about work. As we’ve discussed here before, the National Labor Relations Act, gives covered employees (that would include…
Same-sex training. Ok or discrimination?
According to the EEOC, if men can only train men, and women only women, that may be discrimination. But, let’s see what a federal court has to say about that after the jump… * * * New Prime, Inc. is one of the largest trucking companies in the USA. The…
Here’s why you provide a list of essential job functions when approving FMLA
Trial is over! I’m coming atcha live and direct from the bloggerdome with a sweet defense verdict in my pocket. Yup, yup! [cue music] [cue music] And what do I come back to? A precedential Third Circuit opinion discussing an employee’s right to return to work from FMLA. I’ll cover…
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Last day of trial today. Big blog post tomorrow. I promise. #nopromises.
I’m on trial. (You know, my real job).
Be back tomorrow.