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Baseball wants off-the-field conduct on the table in labor negotiations

Steroids are so 2010.   With high profile baseball players like Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera and Cleveland’s Shin-Soo Choo getting arrested this year for DUI, Major League Baseball aims to crack down on certain off-the-field conduct that could give the sport a black eye. More on how this could factor into…

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Thomson Reuters had a sh!ttier week than you…

Did a bunch of bloggers sue you last week for wage and hour violations? Has the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) threatened to file a complaint against you for Twitter shenanigans? Well, that was Thomson Reuters’ week. And, as you can imagine, it sucked. I share their grief, after the…

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What do social media, genetics and the NFL have in common?

Nothing really. But I needed to combine three topics into one quick blog post. On Genetics I will be presenting a webinar tomorrow (2/16) at 1:30 PM EST on how the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act will affect your company. If you had to click on the hyperlink, then you probably…

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How the Facebook firing settlement affects YOUR company

A company accused of violating federal law for firing an employee for comments she made on Facebook about her supervisor has settled. How does this settlement affect how your company can control employee engagement in social networking activities? The answer, after the jump. * * * Last year, the NLRB’s Hartford…

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Unions are using social media to organize YOUR workforce.

Even without theNational Labor Relations Board may decide cases in a way that enhances the union’s ability to organize a workforce. The the Board may also place additional limits on employer speech rights and attempt to give union organizers access to an employer’s workplace. But even without direct, on-site access…