Over the weekend, I read this article from Kara Swisher on AllThingsD.com, in which she reports that Yahoo!, under its new leadership, will implement a no-telecommuting rule, effective June 1. Ms. Swisher posted a copy of the internal Yahoo! memorandum to its employees, in which the company underscores the “critical”…
Have you checked out DriveThruHR yet? DriveThruHR is the baby of Bryan Wempen and William Tincup, a half-hour radio show on which these two HR leaders, along with a guest, discuss the latest trends, thoughts and sentiment within the industry. Yesterday, I was on DriveThruHR, Human Resource’s #1 Daily Radio,…
No body shots here; just a swift federal court kick to Coyote Ugly’s social-media jewels. You get the ice. I’ll pour a double and serve up the details after the jump… * * * Stewart v. CUS Nashville, LLC is a Fair Labor Standards Act action in which a bunch…
Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s my colleague, Katharine Hartman. Katharine is an associate in Dilworth Paxson’s Labor & Employment Group, but also asked that I give a little shoutout to our new Test Publishing, Certification and Licensure Group. So holla! After the jump is…
Kudos to this blog for the drop in discrimination claims. Yeah, I’m giving this blog credit, and so is my mother — probably. {Mom couldn’t be reached for comment and, strangely, the EEOC press release touting the new FY12 charge statistics is silent about this blog} The year-end data shows…
An employer must accommodate the sincerely-held religious beliefs of its employees unless the employer demonstrates that doing so would cause undue hardship for the business. Undue hardship?!? What the heck is that? And how can you make sure that your managers are prepared to address — let alone spot —…
That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” Your new employee at local pizzeria has what we’ll call a “facial deformity.” So, rather than having him work the…
What makes retaliation the most common discrimination claim in America? I suspect it’s because other forms of discrimination (e.g., race, gender, disability) are more difficult to prove and don’t always result in an adverse employment action, such as termination of employment. And since most people like to keep their jobs,…
The original working title for the post was “The Third Circuit takes a deuce on my ‘Pottymouths’ post.” I meant it in the figurative sense. Otherwise, I would be at a loss for words with IT. More so than usual… {Napalms browser history} But, fortunately, good taste and high morals…
I was reading this federal court opinion over the weekend. It involves a disability-discrimination claim brought by a deaf man who applied to become a lifeguard at a county pool, but didn’t get the job because the county thought his disability would compromise swimmer safety. Plus, the town was…