Worst. advice. ever. More on this doozy involving two Denny’s waitresses after the jump… * * * Two Denny’s waitresses have filed this complaint in CA Superior Court alleging that their manager sexually harassed them and, when they complained to another Denny’s manager, they wore told, “Pray about the situation.”…
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ESPN disciplines employees for offensive Jeremy Lin statements
The Associated Press reports here that ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, has taken action against three employees for offensive comments made about NY Knicks point guard, Jeremy Lin. The headline “Chink in the Armor” was used Friday on ESPN’s mobile website after Lin had nine turnovers in New…
On 2/22/12, I’m yours for a SHRM #NextChat on Twitter
A little birdie told me that Jason Mraz wrote this song about me and you. Uh, oh. Meyer’s off his meds again. No folks, allow me to explain. Next Wednesday, I will be tweeting (on Twitter) for SHRM’s We Know Next, and answering questions you have about “Social Media and…
A recap of yesterday’s EEOC meeting on pregnancy discrimination
My loyal readers know that yesterday the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a public meeting to discuss pregnancy discrimination and caregiver issues. Conversely, my disloyal readers can go to hell. No, no, I forgive you. Just send me a check and we’ll call it even. *** Takes meds *** ***…
EEOC to meet today to discuss pregnancy discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a public meeting on the subject of pregnancy discrimination and caregiver issues at 9:30 a.m. today in Washington, DC. If you are in the area, feel free to stop by. The meeting is open to the public. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99j0zLuNhi8 According to this…
A Valentine’s Day reminder from The Employer Handbook
Happy Valentine’s Day! x.o.x.o. – The Employer Handbook
The wrong way and the right way to request FMLA certification
The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a certification issued by the employee’s health care provider. An example of one of the right ways to do this, from a recent federal-court decision, follows after the jump……
Pedophilia as a disability?!? #Vomit
Yesterday, Greece came through with a long-awaited economic reform deal. Congratulations to them. What I want to know, however, is what the heck the Greek government was thinking when it recently expanded a list of state-recognized disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs. Bailout money back, please. At Res…
Adultery + “distressing” text messages = no sexual harassment
Hey there, Casanova. Dontchaknow that the victim always keeps the text messages? Always! But does the victim win the sexual-harassment case about which I am blogging after the jump? Hint: no. Oh, come on! Don’t let that deter you! Click through anyway to pad my hit count and because you…
Judge, jury, and…Facebookutioner
Like you could do better… If When “Facebookutioner” catches on, you read it here first. But seriously folks, let’s talk about what judges are doing about jury use of social media during trial… According to this survey, in which 508 federal judges completed questionnaires, only 30 respondents (5.9%) are aware of…