Hiring & Firing

The 6 Ways “Covfefe” Can Improve HR Compliance

June 5, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

@RealDonaldTrump on Twitter

It all began last week with a (possible) typographical error in a tweet from our 45th President, “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.”

At first, President Trump’s tweet confused us; “covfefe” even stumped a spelling bee champ while creating a spike in demand for novelty license plates.

But then President Trump doubled down on Twitter, “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!” Well, his Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, told reporters, “The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”

Folks, you’re in luck! As part of that small group of people, I know exactly what President Trump met. You see, “covfefe” is the solution to all of your HR-compliance problems.

Is there anything social media can’t catch? Certainly not an obscene hand gesture from (the former) Mr. Met.

June 2, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

In 1968, when Philadelphia Eagles fans pelted Santa Claus with snowballs, the 19-year-old kid who dressed as Jolly Old St. Nick, took the onslaught like a champ! As frustrated as he may have been, the worst our Kris Kringle did was to tell a fan that he wouldn’t get any presents at Christmas. Continue reading

Federal court won’t enjoin Philly’s proposed salary-history rule, tosses the entire lawsuit.

June 1, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

The uncertain future of a Philadelphia law that would preclude employers from asking job applicants and employees about their salary history has local companies about as calm and at ease as the Teen Titans doing the pee-pee dance.

Let’s recap…

The Sixth Circuit says that class-action waivers violate federal labor law. Meh.

May 31, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Hey, no disrespect to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all… Continue reading

“I get high with a little help from my friends”

May 30, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

The Beatles lyric is also the opening line from a recent state court opinion about hiring (or not hiring as the case may be) someone who uses medical marijuana. More on that in a bit. Continue reading

What ketchup on a hot dog can teach employers about at-will employment

May 26, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

Frinkiac.com

Either way, it doesn’t belong on a hot dog. Ever. Continue reading

“Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” … and Wife Swapping

May 25, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

What I am about to share with you is based on a true story. Well, bits of it anyway.

Well, I sorta botched yesterday’s post about Facebook and that employee’s $1.5M jury verdict

May 16, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

And, by sorta, I mean definitely.

Oof! Continue reading

How a fired employee’s Facebook posts about Obama and “a thug” led to a $1.5M jury award — UPDATED

May 15, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

[After publishing this post, I was contacted by counsel for the City of Charlotte. It seems that some of the facts in both this post and the underlying reports upon which I based this post don’t tell the full story. So is this … (pause) … “Fake News”?!? Here is a follow-up post I ran based on the information the City attorney provided me.] Continue reading

Fired for accidentally live-streaming nude on the company’s Instagram page (oops!), now she’s suing for her job back

April 27, 2017 | by Eric B. Meyer

cdya

Yep.

That’s me after reading yesterday’s Google Alerts; the ones I set up to capture employees doing dumb stuff on social media. Continue reading