Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/shirt-dress-white-clothes-clothing-2345417/) My thorough rundown of all things Bryan Colangelo will have to wait until next week when I serve as a guest contributor to the Philadelphia Business Journal. Today, however, I’ve got your hook up! On Wednesday, Pamela Wolf, J.D. of Wolters Kluwer moderated a webinar entitled Check-In: EEOC, DOL,…
Image Credit: YouTube.com You know that Seinfeld episode. The one where George gets a customized office desk for taking naps during the day? I love that episode. My favorite part is when “George Steinbrenner” calls in the bomb squad (after Jerry calls in a bomb threat) only to discover George’s …
By Jeffrey Beall – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Link Most of you have probably heard of the case that went to the Supreme Court involving a Colorado baker who would customize a wedding cake for a same-sex couple because he believed that doing so would violate his religious beliefs.…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/setting-hand-leave-job-workplace-2473874/) Law firms, among other businesses, are notorious for seeking non-partner candidates with experience within a range of years. “1-4 years,” “5-8 years,” “with about 10 years of experience.” Could placing a cap on the number of years of experience be part of a code for “we…
Image Credit: Maxpixel.net (https://www.maxpixel.net/Check-Envelope-Yes-No-Cross-Ankreuzen-Maybe-3413145) On the same day that Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores to train its employees on implicit bias (full curriculum here), an outspoken Hollywood celebrity stole the headlines with an explicitly-racist tweet. One tweet, no more show. Yesterday, Roseanne Barr wrote on Twitter if the “muslim brotherhood &…
By AlphaZeta – Own work, CC0, Link Can you help me out? It’ll only take a sec. I’ve created a one question survey. Here it is: If I custom-designed a one-hour HR-compliance session for you, what topic would you select? You can vote here. Thank you and I’ll post the results tomorrow!
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/fish-hook-symbol-silhouette-icon-304097/) On a clickbait scale of 1-10, maybe a 9. First, I must apologize for something other than the clickbait; specifically, yesterday’s cop-out. I had 800 words typed on a recent case in which a federal court denied a defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. It was a great juxtaposition **…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/webinar-conferencing-video-beverage-3199164/) The session, entitled “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable,” features an all-star panel of lawyers* and will explore each federal agency’s current compliance environment, enforcement priorities, practical guidelines for navigating difficult compliance issues and best practices. *They invited me to participate…
By Ethan [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsBack when the WWE was the WWF, there was a tag team that were the heels of professional wrestling: The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. Goddammit! Like three-quarters of you have already clicked away. The rest of you, stick with me, I’m building to a crescendo.…
By Soberconnections [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia CommonsFolks, I’m warning you, this is a tough one. The ADA, illegal drugs, legal drugs. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer must provide a reasonable accommodation (if available) to a qualified individual with a disability upon request if doing so will…