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What HR needs to know about blockchain. Or, put another way, HR needs to know about blockchain.

Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/blockchain-block-chain-technology-3019120/) You’ve heard of the blockchain, right? But, if I asked you to explain it to me, half you would say, “Yeah, dude. Bitcoin.” The other half, well, I’m thinking I’d get something like this… Don’t worry. In this post, I’m going to turn you into a…

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My 2 cents on President-Elect Trump’s impact on HR-compliance in 2017. (Literally, worth 2 cents)

I’ll open this post with a haiku. Because, I feel like we could all use a haiku. President-Elect For HR, what will he do? Not a stinkin’ clue! …and any employment-law wonk who tells you otherwise, well, we saw how the pundits fared predicting the outcome of the presidential election.…

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Do you force employees to arbitrate class-action claims? Then, you should read this…

  As I think about all of the agreements with arbitration provisions that I’ve drafted for clients over the years. ***wipes brow, tugs collar, clutches pearls***  Certain arbitration agreements may blunt certain federally-protected rights employees have to discuss working conditions with one another. The National Labor Relations Board is not fond of…

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Can a NJ company legally shorten the statute of limitations on employment claims?

Let’s assume that you operate a business in New Jersey. And you get to thinking: “What if we put a provision in our employment application, by which a job applicant waives the two-year statute of limitations applicable to most workplace claims and shortens the period for such claims to six…