Joe Ravi [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia CommonsLest you think that eight Supreme Court Justices — Justice Kavanaugh did not participate — can never see eye-to-eye on how to resolve an employment law issue. Yesterday, the Court unanimously concluded in Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido (here) that while the…
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsWhen one of your former employees signs a severance agreement with a release of all claims, the last thing you want is for that employee to sign and then sue you. Do over? Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania federal court issued an…
Image Credit:: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/halloween-halloweenkuerbis-faces-2770084/) I know that wearing blackface on Halloween is a bad idea. You know it too. And, now, so does Megyn Kelly. But not everyone got the memo. From blackface to pink slip. Like a nurse in Kansas City, reports Lisa Gutierrez at the Kansas City Star…
My friend Jon Hyman is an incredible employment law blogger over at Ohio Employer Law Blog. Over the course of the year, he has flagged some of the worst discrimination and harassment allegations against employers. Now, the list is long enough that he needs your help to vote it down to…
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/lightbulb-vector-light-icons-2824863/) Yesterday, while you were sneaking Fun Size Peanut M&Ms out of the Halloween pumpkin before the trick-or-treaters showed up — maybe that was just me — the EEOC held a public meeting on Steps to Transform Workplace Culture to Prevent Harassment. The consensus was that employers…
By Vic [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia CommonsFortunately, for those of you who continue to kick the can on complying with New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law, it’s only been in effect for two days now. I mean, how much paid sick leave could someone have actually accrued since…
Par Idibri — Flickr – https://www.flickr.com/photos/idibri/16217772928, CC BY 2.0, Lien Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a man that has now sued the same employer four times. It’s a bit like the Buffalo Bills of employment litigation, except the plaintiff here hasn’t suffered a fourth defeat…yet. Fake…
If you operate a business in the New England region, maybe cut your employees a little slack on the FMLA call-outs today. Just sayin’. I’ll be back with something a little more employment-law related tomorrow.
Image Credit: Pixabay.com (https://pixabay.com/en/chatbot-chat-application-artificial-3589528/) If you’re scratching your heads on this one, Grasia Hald‘s post at Medium, “Chatbot 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about Chatbots” may help. Here’s a snippet: A chatbot is a software system, which can interact or “chat” with a human user in natural language (such as English,…
By Matt Popovich uh (https://unsplash.com/photos/UVe-5ZyDdAE) [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsShout out to Chris Opfer at Bloomberg Law. Chris reported yesterday that the U. S. Department of Justice filed this brief with the United States Supreme Court in this case, in which it argues that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…