This is my son’s first year playing t-ball. The rules, in case you’re not familiar with them, are simple: Everybody hits Everybody (eventually) rounds the bases Everybody scores Some games, my son wants to lead off. Some games, he wants to hit last. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter where he hits.…
Within the past week, two states have passed laws, which will provide employees with more workplace protections. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure that the internet had yet arrived in either Oklahoma or Louisiana, the latter of which is still controlled by a French monarch, I’m fairly certain. (But since…
I hope that you guys had a nice Memorial Day. Nothing like a good three-day weekend. Although, three of my four children didn’t seem to appreciate that most American businesses were closed for the holiday: Sorry, kids. Maybe, starting the workweek off with the Employment Law Blog Carnival: Small Business…
So, check this out. I read this case yesterday about an employee who provided her company with a November 12 doctor’s note, requesting that her hours be reduced due to her high-risk pregnancy. The employee would have become eligible for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act on November…
ICYMI, yesterday, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled in this opinion that PA’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. How fitting that the first gay couple in Philadelphia to obtain a marriage license was Kerry Smith and Rue Landau, who serves as the Executive Director…
The thing about this law-blogging gig, other than the money, power and women, of course, is the pride of being first to post about a crazy new case. Last week, I missed out on the nude sunbather who sued an elementary school-employer for retaliation. Well, Jon Hyman at the Ohio…
In Friday’s edition of The Atlantic, Emily Matcher’s “Should Paid ‘Menstrual Leave’ Be a Thing?” was shared over 12,000 times. The article notes that several Asian countries including Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Indonesia, offer “menstrual leave” for women endure painful periods. However, Ms. Matcher mentioned that, while many…
Here are some Tennessee fun facts: The city of Kingston served as Tennessee’s state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States. Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union.…
In Pennsylvania, a company and an employee can enter into an agreement whereby, in exchange for some form of consideration, the employee agrees not to compete with the company after the employment ends. Consideration can come in a variety of forms; for example, a raise, bonus, promotion, or sugar. Initial employment…
It was Gloria Steinem who, in discussing President Bill Clinton’s indiscretions with Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, fashioned the “one free grope” rule. That is, while not condoning President Clinton’s actions, Steinem concluded that one touching is not sexual harassment — at least as a matter law. Well, yesterday, the…