Is there anything that Twitter can’t do? *** Twitter, make me a sandwich! *** Anyway, after the jump, news of three congressional aides who could use a job, a mixed-martial artist whose bosses don’t appreciate tweets about “rape vans,” and a convicted murderer on death row who is going to…
There is no federal law that specifically prohibits obesity discrimination. But is the Americans with Disabilities Act broad enough to cover discrimination against the obese? Well, if you read my blog regularly — Hi Dad! — you know that a hyper-obese Homer Simpson is not disabled, but this 680-pound Texas…
What’s the point of having a written handbook policy if you aren’t going to follow it? Better yet, what are the consequences of not following that handbook policy? (Hint: they’re bad). Find out why after the jump… * * * This recent federal-court age-discrimination decision underscores the importance of companies…
Back in August, I blogged about a case where a federal court held that an employer inquiring about an employee’s retirement plans, alone, does not discriminate on the basis of age. But what about relentlessly browbeating a plaintiff into retiring? Could that be age discrimination? What do you think, Brett?…
WTH were you expecting? HR compliance? Psyche! Hit my music, son… …and then hit the jump, because DJ E-$killz is on the one and two, mixing beats with some of the best that the HR blogosphere has to offer. Beleeeeeeeeeee dat! It’s the Carnival of HR, yo… * * *…
So, yeah, in cased you missed it, yesterday, was part one of a gripping two-part series about how employees who share XXX at work tend to get the short-end of the litigation stick should they later decide to sue their employers. Today, we conclude this series — thankfully — with…
Your employees view pornography. Well, some of them do. I know this may be a shock to some. And if you are one of those people, and you run a business in one of the mid-Atlantic states, give me a call. We should talk sometime. Then, I’ll hit you over…
Thank you to everyone who voted for The Employer Handbook as one of the ABA Journal’s Top 100 law blogs. They also drank the Kool-Aid listened and the blog made the top 100! I am truly honored. Now, top 100 is great and all, but I want to be Number…
If you read this blog, then I trust you read other HR/Employment-law-related blogs. And, if you do that, prepare for a December-deluge of “Ten Tips for a Safe, Fun, and Legal Holiday Party.” Screw all that! Ten tips is so last year. *** Big dork say “what” *** “What! What!”…
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board gave a glimpse into how it plans to change the way your workplace may become unionized. Details follow after the jump… * * * As the Board explains here, the new rules that it intends to implement will limit the number of issues that…