In March of this year, I finally wised up and opened a health care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through my job. Simple enough. Fill out some paperwork. Decide how much to deduct each pay period. Spend the money on deductibles, prescriptions, glasses and, best of all, over-the-counter medication. It’s use-it-or-lose-it…
At the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Daniel Schwartz wrote a two-part piece about a Connecticut school superintendent who was forced to resign after making some lighthearted remarks on Facebook. The comment that appears to have gotten the superintendent in the most trouble was this one referring to a personnel matter:…
There are plenty of good reasons that plaintiff’s lawyers heart the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). It has a wide scope of coverage for employees with disabilities. It’s remedial purposes are incredibly broad. A plaintiff can go directly to court with a claim under the NJLAD without vetting it…
I’ll admit it. Posts about union protests are boring. It’s true. So I pick and choose my moments. Like the time I wrote about a union and its 10-foot inflatable rat. That was interesting quirky somewhat eventful. Hmmm…. Let’s make this quick: On August 27, the National Labor Relations Board…
A few weeks ago, I came across an article by Terrence O’Brien on switched.com, “Facebook ‘Subscribe to’ Feature Lets You Follow Your Friend’s Every Move.” Facebook is testing a new feature that lets you subscribe to a specific user’s content. In practice, this means receiving a notification every time that…
Over at Texas Lawyer, Mike Maslanka has a short, but very important post about a recent case out of the
So far, I love Justia. Not only have they designed and set me up with The Employer Handbook, but every week I get an email from them suggesting labor and employment law stories that would make great blog posts. Its storybook time, folks. Let’s read the juicy complaint together after…
I remember about a month ago reading a post on Daniel Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog about a shooting involving a Connecticut employer. Actually, at the time, I only skimmed the article. Nine dead. Tragic event. But it happened several hundred miles away. On September 9, in Northeast Philly, my…
Note: This article has nothing to do with the Red Sox. Nothing at all. Just Massachusetts. And Massachusetts employment law at that. It’s ok, though. Still worth a read IMHO. Good advice for my PA, NJ, and DE readers. I was checking out Gruntled Employees — get it? “gruntled” ……
Facebook has over 400 million active users. Twitter users are, in total, tweeting an average of 55 million tweets a day. If an employee files suit against your client, what are the odds the employee uses social media? I’d say they’re pretty good. Just imagine missing that Facebook post that…