I can pinpoint the exact moment that this blog transcended to the next level of internet excellence. It was back in late March, when I blogged here about a female bartender/server who had sued her employer, the Wild Beaver Saloon, for pregnancy discrimination. The retweets that day were off the…
Note: The original working title for this post was “Yo! A-Yo! Federal courts in Philly and NYC get all catty and stuff”. I mention this not because it’s a recycled New Yorker headline, but because it puts into context the gratuitous shots I take at NY sports teams sprinkled into…
In yesterday’s post at The Employer Handbook, I discussed a recent federal-court decision to demonstrate why it is crucial for employers to document workplace performance and misconduct. Today, after the jump, I have another federal-court decision — one in which an employer’s failure to properly paper an employee’s leave…
Management-side employment lawyers preach it until they are blue in the face: companies should always document employee performance and disciplinary issues. Why is this so important? A real-world example follows after the jump… * * * Documentation makes courts feel all warm and fuzzy. This case is Day v. Morgan.…
Sex sells. My most popular posts at The Employer Handbook — that’s based on you reading them (you’re all sick I tells ya, sick!!! And remember, I’m logging IP addresses) — generally involve some element of sexual behavior. You have the Brazilian self-stimulator. Actually, make that sexual behaviour — there’s…
From TMZ.com: Rapper The Game could face criminal charges after he tweeted the phone number of the sheriff’s station in Compton, CA — but told people it was the number to call for an internship — causing the station’s phone lines to become overrun with calls and delaying emergency services.…
On September 9, 2011, I am going to carve up Sparky and make a nice turtle soup, unless… …Unless every one of my readers nominates me for the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 Amici (a/k/a the 100 best damn law blogs on the interwebs). The nomination deadline is September 9. I know…
Lots of good stuff on the interwebs this week about social media and human resources. Rather than breaking it up into a bunch of different blog posts, after the jump, I offer you a combination platter to enjoy with your morning coffee… * * * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkJgvx2jb94 Over at the Delaware…
The next edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival is coming up on August 17, 2011, where Jon Hyman will be hosting at his Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. If you would like to participate in this month’s carnival, by Friday, August 12, please email John (jth@kjk.com) a link to a…
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”. Until about five years ago, a plaintiff had to prove a materially adverse employment action in order to recover…