Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/money-finance-business-success-2696238/) I’ll be honest. Not only am I late by a day in recognizing Equal Pay Day, but I don’t know the etiquette. Is it “happy”? I can’t imagine why anyone would be happy about it. Heck, I just Googled and was immediately shown “11 Gender Wage…
I took this picture. Not bad, eh? Filed under: “Didn’t think I’d be saying that in 2018.” But, it’s all good. I am grateful to Ben Eubanks and the Northern Alabama Chapter of Society for Human Resource Management for this opportunity to debut my new and improved “My Employees Can…
By Dennis Hill from The OC, So. Cal. – misc 24, CC BY 2.0, Link When will people learn? (Although, if they do, I’ll have less about which to blog.) Hosting a White Supremacist Internet Show Is a Bad Look For a Middle School Teacher It’s a bad look for…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/cartoon-character-waiter-idea-2947794/) A couple of readers suggested that I blog today about a waiter in Canada fired for “combative and aggressive” behavior, err, behaviour towards other staff. The waiter has a simple defense, one that he has raised in a civil rights complaint. He’s French. ***cracks knuckles*** Does the…
I, Ruhrfisch [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 2.5 or Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsVery soon, a New Jersey employer will have to pay men and women the same pay and benefits for performing substantially similar work. The only exceptions are if the employer can demonstrate a pay differential based on “a seniority…
By robbiesaurus (Flickr: Saint’s Cheerleaders with Saint Bernard) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia CommonsBut, is it really discrimination if football players get preferential treatment over cheerleaders? “Antiquated” and “blatantly discriminatory”? On Sunday, Ken Belson at the New York Times reported here that a female cheerleader with the New Orleans Saints had filed a…
Image Credit: Pexels.com and http://negativespace.co/photos/computer-in-bed-2/) Do your employees appreciate that what they do on social media on their own time can cost them their job? Do your employees think that “freedom of speech” can save them from getting fired? “F*** Sister Jean -everyone.” Last week, a radio talk-show host in…
Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash Did you know that the Super Bowl MVP, Philadelphia Eagles (backup) Quarterback Nick Foles, has more playoff wins in the last three months (3) than the Dallas Cowboys have in the past twenty years (2)? But, I didn’t come here to make fun of the…
Pattie on Flickr (“In an antique shop window” https://www.flickr.com/photos/piratealice/3082374723)//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Even if you operate an antique shop, this sign is not a good look for your business. So, as you can imagine, the State of Illinois wasn’t too cool with one of its local employment agencies taking out an advertisement in…
Image Credit: “Whisper” by Jamin Gray on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamingray/1056525232) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Today, I’m going to revisit a topic that I’ve previously discussed a few times on the blog (here and here); namely, when is working overtime an essential job function under the Americans with Disabilities Act? The quick answer is: the employer…