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It appears that, yes, you can be fired for flipping off President Trump’s motorcade.
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- flipped off President Trump’s motorcade,
- got photographed in the act,
- became a viral sensation,
- got fired from her job, and
- sued claiming a violation of public policy.
Whatever happened to that lawsuit? Continue reading
Racist posts on Facebook are apparently a really bad look for an HR professional. #shrm18
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I use the term “professional” loosely.
That is to say, not at all. Continue reading
Meanwhile, a former company executive was apparently fired because of his wife’s tweets
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In case you missed it, last Friday I slipped into the vortex to detail the amazing story of the 76ers’ president of basketball operations and general manager, Bryan Colangelo, and five Twitter burner accounts with which he may be associated. Several of these accounts were used to talk smack about 76ers players, other league Executives, leak medical information, and more!
One theory that was gaining traction was that a few of the accounts were possibly linked to Colangelo’s wife!
That’s original. Except, maybe not. Continue reading
If you use a third-party to drug test job applicants, then stop what you’re doing and read this post!
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On a clickbait scale of 1-10, maybe a 9.
I wonder how many burritos a former Chipotle GM accused of stealing $626 can buy with her $7.97 million jury award
Spoiler alert: A lot.
Yep, last Thursday, a California jury awarded $7.97 million to a woman who claimed that he employer fired her in retaliation for claiming workers’ compensation benefits.
And even though the case settled on Monday, while you were getting your blockchain on, I think that the plaintiff can spring for extra guac…for all of us. Continue reading
What HR needs to know about blockchain. Or, put another way, HR needs to know about blockchain.
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You’ve heard of the blockchain, right?
But, if I asked you to explain it to me, half you would say, “Yeah, dude. Bitcoin.” The other half, well, I’m thinking I’d get something like this…
Don’t worry.
In this post, I’m going to turn you into a blockchain expert. Or, at least expert enough to hold a blockchain conversation during a 30-second elevator ride.
Heck, I’ll even share some HR applications to make you the envy of all your friends at the next local SHRM Chapter meeting. Continue reading
I’m gonna throw a little employment law at this Matt Patricia – Detroit Lions Sexual Assault saga
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Maybe, Lions ownership missed Super Bowl LII and the 41 points that the Philadelphia Eagles dropped on Mr. Patricia’s garbage Patriots defense.
Oh, sorry.
The Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LII victory over the New England Patriots, which gave the Eagles one more Super Bowl win (1) than the Dallas Cowboys have total playoff wins in the last 20 years (0), is not the point of this post.
The point is that, on Wednesday, Robert Snell of the Detroit News reported (here) that Mr. Patricia was indicted for aggravated sexual assault in 1996, something missed in the Lions background check.
And the real question is… Continue reading
Can you legally fire an employee who butt-dials you while talking smack about the company…to a co-worker?
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I have trained you well. We’re gonna cut the ropes to let you fight Tong Po.
(Maybe, going with a random Kickboxer reference wasn’t the best metaphor for this audience.)
Ok, let’s start over. Continue reading