I know. I know. Seems more like a “Tuesday” post. Earlier in the week, I read this article on The Smoking Gun about a man who got busted giving wedgies to movie patrons outside of a Florida theater. So, it got me thinking. Let’s say that Chris from Accounting comes to you…
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Court ok’s firing teacher who called students ‘future criminals’ on Facebook
Jennifer O’Brien has a master’s degree in education and certifications as an elementary school teacher and supervisor. All that education and no common sense. You’ll see what I mean after the jump. It’s what we wordsmiths call a s&!*storm of a clusterf#%k. * * * O’Brien was assigned to teach the…
Who are YOU to tell ME that I’m not offended by sexual harassment?!?
The original working title for the post was “The Third Circuit takes a deuce on my ‘Pottymouths’ post.” I meant it in the figurative sense. Otherwise, I would be at a loss for words with IT. More so than usual… {Napalms browser history} But, fortunately, good taste and high morals…
HOW TO: Properly address disability accommodation when hiring
I was reading this federal court opinion over the weekend. It involves a disability-discrimination claim brought by a deaf man who applied to become a lifeguard at a county pool, but didn’t get the job because the county thought his disability would compromise swimmer safety. Plus, the town was…
School-bus driver calls student “little bitch” on Facebook, gets fired, and sues?!?
Of course she does. What does the Complaint say? And what can employers take away from it? Find out after the jump… * * * In her Complaint (copy here), the (former) school-bus driver claims that, after her shift ended, she privately messaged a student — someone who never rode…
ADA reasonable accommodations for these Looney Tunes
Where did you think I was going with this post? (And you call yourselves Human Resource professionals). Just kidding. You know I love you. Let me know in the comments below what kind of interactive dialogue / accommodation ideas you have in mind for these characters, and, ba-dee, ba-dee, ba-dee,…
Court countenances canning complainers of consensual canoodling
In Centucky Kentucky, it’s not retaliation to fire employees who complain about sexual favoritism. Then again making apple-pie moonshine and using a butcher cleaver to slice off the arm of a Detroit gangster isn’t frowned upon either. At least, that’s what watching Justified teaches me. But even in Kentucky, they…
3 essential FMLA tools for your HR-compliance arsenal
Three easy ways to tackle FMLA issues, without having to call someone like me. I’ll explain after the jump… * * * An employee gets open-heart surgery, but no FMLA. I was reading this case the other day about an employee who needed to take time off to have open-heart…
This is my new go-to social-media-discovery judicial opinion
I assure you that what inspired this post had nothing to do with the facts of the case; namely: the female plaintiff claiming that her female-lawyer boss groped her; or the plantiff’s Facebook posts about pole-dancing and calling her breasts “milk factories”. That’s all purely coincidental. Indeed, it sounds like…
By far, the WORST job in America (allegedly, of course)
No doubt, an early contender for 2013. Kind’ve like The Lincoln Lawyer — except way less glamorous and with far more bounced paychecks and ejaculate. Yes, definitely more of those. Allegedly. Read all about it here.