No body shots here; just a swift federal court kick to Coyote Ugly’s social-media jewels. You get the ice. I’ll pour a double and serve up the details after the jump… * * * Stewart v. CUS Nashville, LLC is a Fair Labor Standards Act action in which a bunch…
The Employer Handbook Blog
GUEST POST: The ADA and Test-Taking
Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s my colleague, Katharine Hartman. Katharine is an associate in Dilworth Paxson’s Labor & Employment Group, but also asked that I give a little shoutout to our new Test Publishing, Certification and Licensure Group. So holla! After the jump is…
Bitter Barista blogs his way out of job by smack-talking customers, boss
Facebook firings have been so en vogue recently. See, Exhibits A, B, and C. But, let’s not forget that there are many other social-media platforms off of which employees can belly-flop into the unemployment pool. {That image seemed somehow less harsh in my head. Now that I see it on…
Will Congress expand FMLA to include bereavement leave?
Yesterday, we addressed (here) the possibility of Congress taking up paid sick leave shortly. Now, there is word that the Parental Bereavement Act, last considered in 2011 as an amendment to the Family and Medical Leave Act, is back on the table. Last week, in this press release, Senator Jon…
Keep an eye out for a new paid-sick-leave bill in Congress
Coming soon, so says Senator Tom Harkin here. Known as the “Healthy Families Act,” this bill was introduced in the House in 2009, and again in both the House and Senate in 2011, but never got much traction. But now, in addition to Senator Harkin, former President Bill Clinton is stumping…
Pennsylvania nears a game-changing whistleblower-law amendment
Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby. Let me know. Girl I’m gonna show you how to do it.And we start real slow. You just put your lips together. And you come real close. Can you blow my whistle baby, whistle baby? Here we go. Concerned with the limited…
Facebook photos from a Mexican vacation foil an employee’s FMLA claims
Image Credit: Pixabay.com I have three kids, ages three and under. So a vacation for me is the half hour of quiet time I get in the bathroom every morning. It’s not like the old days. I remember Spring Break ’97 in the Bahamas. Sun, beach, water sports, and a couple…
Paid Sick Leave In Philadelphia – Round 2
Reporter: Rock, you got anything derogatory to say about the champ? Rocky Balboa: Derogatory? Yeah. He’s great. {Just needed to get that out of my system} Guess what’s back in Philadelphia City Council. It’s the “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces” Bill, otherwise known as paid sick leave. Here is a…
Employees who no-call/no-show for a month lose FMLA lawsuits
Before going any further, allow me to wish a Happy Belated 20th Birthday to the Family and Medical Leave Act. What can I say? I plumb forgot. To atone, I got Fammy Med a Walkman. (Kids, that’s what we used to listen to music in 1993. It doesn’t walk and…
National Right to Work? Plus, SCOTUS to take up Obama recess appointments
In just over half the States in America, if a majority of your co-workers elect to have a union represent them at work, then you must become a member of the union too — whether you like it or not. Nonmembers who object to that requirement must still may union…