When last we visited the whirlwind saga of the City of Philadelphia’s proposed bill that would ban employers from asking about applicant salary history, I was waxing poetic about Animal House, suggesting here that Mayor Kenney was slowing his roll after City Council had unanimously approved the bill.
Yeah, about that…
There’s gotta be an HR lesson here somewhere. Oh, I think I can come up with something.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? (Mute your computer at 1:12 and 1:36)
You’ll have to pardon the headline.
I’m not nearly as articulate as the Third Circuit was in yesterday’s opinion in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, using words like “cognizable” and “disproportionate adverse impact.” And, even though the Third Circuit sits in Philadelphia, you won’t find local lingo like “old head” or “jawn” anywhere in the opinion.
Although, I’m pretty sure page 6 has a cheez whiz stain on it.
The lede could’ve described me in my youngers days
Many years ago
A few years ago
Several months ago
Two weeks ago
YesterdayWell, maybe it continues to describe me. At least, that’s what the note in my personnel file says.
However, we’re not here today to talk about me…
Nope, no clickbait here. And no irony in the lede either.
Plus, I feel like I’ve seen this one before.
While I must admit that I laughed more than I cringed, my readers came through with some tales of holiday parties gone haywire.
Here are some snippets: Continue reading
Like requesting swiss cheese on your cheesesteak — way to go John Kerry — pretty soon, asking about a candidate’s salary history will be verboten too.
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