Image Credit: Photofunia.com Imagine if one of your plant managers organized a cash buy-in, winner-take-all betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many employees would test positive for COVID-19. That’s one of the scandalous allegations in a pair of amended complaints filed in federal court last week. You…
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POLL: Could politics ever motivate you NOT to hire someone?
I had planned to move away from politics today, but I saw this on my Facebook feed yesterday and just couldn’t shake it. Now, I want to make this as non-partisan as I can. But, this tweet comes from Jake Tapper at CNN, whom some of you may consider “Fake…
Survey says readers like Justice Barrett for employment law. Beyond that, however…
Rachel Malehorn, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shout out to the 648 of you who participated in yesterday’s poll and weighed in on the newest Supreme Court Justice: Amy Coney Barrett. The survey had five questions, and participants were folks who read this blog or follow me on social…
Amy Coney Barrett is the next Supreme Court Justice. What do you think? (POLL)
Rachel Malehorn / CC BY As I’m typing this blog post at 10:56 PM on Monday, the Senate has voted 52-48 to confirm Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. The vote was along party lines with all Republicans, except Susan Collins (ME-R), voting in favor of Justice Barrett.…
The “Halloween in the Workplace” HR-compliance post for 2020 feels a little different this year
Alexas Fotos, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Ordinarily, this is that time of year when I recycle an old Halloween post and ensure that the best blog readers in the world are prepared for the employees that exercise poor judgment when reporting to work on Halloween. Instead, I’m building a slingshot…
Rapping about an unemployment benefits scam does not enrapture the U.S. Department of Justice.
By Employment Development Department – Public Domain, Link Maybe Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, who uses the stage name “Nuke Bizzle,” took it one teensy step too far. Late last week, the US. Department of Justice announced here that it had arrested and charged Mr. Baines for a scheme to fraudulently…
Those COVID-19 stay-at-home and business-closure orders in your state may be unlawful after all
Paul Sherlock / CC BY-SA Yesterday, a Pennsylvania federal judge issued this 66-page blockbuster decision, in which he concluded, among other things, that Governor Wolf violated the United States Constitution with orders closing “non-life-sustaining” businesses otherwise and directing Pennsylvanians to stay at home. A 66-page opinion does not lend itself to…
Which states have offered workers the most protections during this COVID-19 pandemic?
Map of USA with state names.svg: Wapcapletderivative work: Pikne / CC BY-SA Hint: It’s not Alabama, which is dead last. By the way, if you’re a little confused about the state map at the top of this blog post, it’s Estonian. We embrace all cultures and national origins here at…
Businesses insisting on negative COVID-19 tests is, like, so three weeks ago.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Public domain The other day, I read this story about a local attorney who appeared in court in person — even though she knew that her young son was at home with COVID-19. Her decision so inflamed the judge that he immediately closed…
Is it ok to use PPP money to buy a Lamborghini Urus and a Rolex? Perhaps not.
Alexander Migl / CC BY-SA A Texas entrepreneur is learning this lesson the hard way. (If only he had read my earlier blog post) On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced here that authorities had taken a Houston, Texas man into custody on allegations that he fraudulently obtained more…