Screenshot from YouTube.com No. And you may end up paying the EEOC three million dollars. Like this company. (Oh, the irony.) Here’s more from the EEOC press release: The U.S. District Court approved a consent decree … for $3.5 million and remedial measures to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit, the…
By JAnstee (WMF) [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsNo, HR compliance today. Just some HR, hiring, and the start of a little dialogue between us. Here’s where I’m going with this. Last night, I read a new CareerBuilder survey about how most employers expect to hire more permanent, full-time employees…
By Agricultural Research Service ([1]) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsThree strikes and you’re out. For one variety store chain accused of failing to accommodate and then firing a diabetic cashier who had to take a few bottles of orange juice from the store refrigerator to avoid seizing…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/snapchat-mobile-phone-social-media-1374859/) A recent American Medical Association study suggests that it could. What is Snapchat? (f/k/a “It’s nice to see you surface from under that rock.”) For those who aren’t familiar with Snapchat, it’s a smartphone app that allows users to share pictures and short movies briefly before…
By Social Security Administration (Social Security Administration) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsLast week, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced another federal paid leave proposal into the swelling options currently being considered in Congress. Kicking the can on Social Security. This bill is being dubbed the ‘‘Economic Security for New Parents Act.”…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/question-mark-note-duplicate-457454/) 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.” Here’s the fact pattern with which we will work today. You hire someone new for a…
Image Credit: Pexels.com (https://www.pexels.com/photo/alone-bed-bedroom-blur-271897/) Usually, after my kids go to bed is when I write my blog posts for the following day. Last night that didn’t happen. Instead, while putting my two boys to bed, I fell asleep on the spare bed in their room. #Parenting So, I apologize for…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/car-furious-automobile-angry-face-155789/) We’ve all been there. You’re driving, someone cuts you off, and you give ’em a piece of your mind. Maybe even a four-letter word. But, that’s where your bout of road rage ends. Except, that’s not where it ended for a driver in Ohio. And he’s…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/south-beach-miami-florida-sunset-891749/) In terms of workplace issues, #MeToo and sexual harassment have dominated the headlines in 2018. Most recently, John Oliver covered these subjects on his show and Jon Hyman has a robust discussion going on right now on LinkedIn in which I encourage you to weigh in.…
By Keith Allison [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsThe Washington Redskins are a bad National Football League franchise. I’m not talking about the name of the team yet. We’ll get to that. I’m mean last year’s 7-9 Washington Redskins. Like fans of the Dallas Cowboys, the tell-tale sign of Redskins…