Nope, no clickbait here. And no irony in the lede either. Plus, I feel like I’ve seen this one before. But, before we get to that… Disney World wore these kids out! For more photos from our trip, head over to my Instagram (@eric_b_meyer). Life imitates art (sort of). For…
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Our day at Epcot: Food, characters and, yes, an employment-law lesson
Remember Hank the Septopus from Disney’s Finding Dory? I found his missing tentacle. And, my son ate it! Let’s hear it for the boy! Other highlights of Day 3 (Epcot) of the Disney sojourn with the family: Breakfast with many princesses: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Belle among others. Anna was taken with…
In-depth EEOC trends for your business. Plus, BloggerKing and the Fam hit the Magic Kingdom.
Vacation Day 2: Magic Kingdom proves, well, magical. Tuesday’s Disney theme may have been germs and yuck, but we turned the corner on Wednesday. Our day started out with a house party and we kept it going big baller style with my older son Brooks at Space Mountain and a hella-fast, speed-racing test-track…
New Year’s Resolution for 2017: Stay classy at The Employer Handbook
Starting tomorrow. Today, let’s talk about the employee who claimed sexual harassment because her male co-worker constantly stared at her with an erection — which she subsequently photographed and showed to other co-workers, and all of that morphed into a retaliation claim. So, basically, this post will be like a…
According to you, these were the top five posts for 2016 at The Employer Handbook
Out of 276,376 page views in 2016 — thanks for reading and clicking refresh, dad — these five were straight fire!!! 5. The new DOL overtime rules are here. You’ve got HR questions? I have answers! 4. Foul! Nasty tweets to Steph Curry’s family cost a Cavs fan his job. 3. “A person…
Racist code names for customers are bad. And, so is firing someone for complaining about it.
These are the key allegations underpinning ***Googles “underpinning”*** yes, underpinning a complaint filed in California against luxury retailer Versace. Tell us more, Mayra Cuevas reporting here at CNN.com: Can you fire employees for complaining about discriminatory treatment of customers? No, dude. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees who…
Maybe, avoid these holidays workplace gifts for 2016. But, I have a great idea for 2017…
Yes, it’s that time for Career Builder’s list of most unusual holiday workplace gifts. If you’re one of the 20-ish percent of folks who give gifts to a co-worker or boss, you may be struggling to find a last-minute gift. If you have $20 in your pockets, which is usually…
Sex on the beach becomes a sexual harassment lawsuit.
Actually, I’m not talking about the drink. No, the case I’m addressing today has actual sex on the beach. And allegations of sexual harassment and disparate treatment. It involves an outside sales representative — let’s call her “Plaintiff” — and the son of the company President, during a boat trip in Mallorca,…
A little holiday present for my readers
Blogger Claus — that’s me, I’m the non-denominational, workplace-friendly Blogger Claus — wants to reward his good readers with some holiday cheer. (The bad readers get two EEOC Charges and will be fed to Krampus). So, here’s what I have. It’s your choice of any one of the following (as…
Woman fired for refusing to process same-sex marriage licenses loses her own bias claim
I’ll go ahead and file this one under “Wa Wa Waaah!”