At first glance, this recent National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Advice Memorandum, with all its redactions and such, seems hardly worth the trouble to parse through.
But, that’s why they pay me the big bucks bupkis to blog and try to make something out of nothing. And I’ve done just that for you today. Continue reading
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board announced here that it wants your input — actually your lawyers will have to submit a brief — “on whether the Board should reconsider its standards for profane outbursts and offensive statements of a racial or sexual nature.” Continue reading
By National Labor Relations Board – http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Announcements/2010/A-08.pdf, Public Domain, Link
Just because you say that an employee is an independent contractor doesn’t make it so. Many companies have found that out the hard way when the U.S. Department of Labor comes knocking for a wage and hour audit.
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All right, Einstein.
Let’s test your social media policy savvy. Continue reading
By Ivan Curra, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
(Not pictured: Eric Meyer; probably off grabbing a Dole Whip (adult version) and a turkey leg). Continue reading
Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay
What a difference a few years make. Continue reading
MarkBuckawicki [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Won’t you help little Ivy Meyer achieve her Girl Scout Cookies sales goal?
It’s that time of year again.
Coworkers have begun bombarding you with requests to purchase Girl Scout Cookies. So, in that spirit, let’s tackle:
Yep, that’s me about eight years ago posing with my first-born and an inflatable rat.
His name is Scabby. The rat, that is. And he may be going away for good soon.
EriKolaborator [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
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