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Fact or Fiction: Pregnancy is a disability under federal employment law

  That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”. The answer to today’s question is fiction. Pregnancy is not a “disability” for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities…

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If Lady Gaga tweets your trade secret, is it still a trade secret?

In a matter of minutes, or even seconds, a single tweet may reach thousands or, possibly, millions of people. Now, just imagine if that tweet contained proprietary information. (You know, like if Lady Gaga tweeted the code to Microsoft Windows 7 to her millions of followers). Ummm…work with me here……

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Feds force private businesses to tell employees its ok to unionize

Good times, huh? The National Labor Relations Board has issued a Final Rule requiring most private-sector employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which includes — you guessed it — the right to form a union.  This rule goes into effect…

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The federal labor law guide to social media (non)compliance

On Friday night, I read the just-released National Labor Relations Board’s Acting General Counsel report on social media investigations. In fact, I read it twice cover-to-cover. (No, I won’t be winning the “Coolest Person In America In Philly On My Block In My House” Award this year). Dorkiness aside, I was able to distill…