My decision to sit at the computer and begin blogging at 10:48 PM on a Sunday has backfired on me, for sure. This will teach me to go out for a few drinks after my kid’s soccer game. That is, on Friday before I left work I read this headline, “Transgender…
Most notably, HR Dive interviewed me on supporting transgender employees at work during their transition!!! (There’s also something about the Senate and House introducing the Equality Act, which would amend Title VII to explicitly ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. And, another district court judge has ignored binding precedent…
The Family and Medical Leave Act enables eligible employees to take leave for up to 12 weeks in a 12-month period for their own serious health condition, among other things. How do you know if an employee is requesting FMLA leave? Do they have to say “F-M-L-A”? Heck no! But, they…
Now, where did I put yesterday’s .gif? Oh, there it is. While courts (and bloggers) wrestle with Facebook-related lawsuits, email is a different story. There’s this lawyer joke that the “E” in E-mail stands for Exhibit A. Or, what’s the other joke? Oh yeah, bad e-mails are like dirty diapers: they stink…
And, by sorta, I mean definitely. Oof! Sorry about that… Yesterday, I brought you “How a fired employee’s Facebook posts about Obama and “a thug” led to a $1.5M jury award.” It had some good employer takeaways and a .gif with Mr. Krabs taking a money shower. In other words,…
[After publishing this post, I was contacted by counsel for the City of Charlotte. It seems that some of the facts in both this post and the underlying reports upon which I based this post don’t tell the full story. So is this … (pause) … “Fake News”?!? Here is…
As is often the case when a Republican sits in the Oval Office, the National Labor Relations Board tilts employer-friendly. Indeed, once President Trump’s two nominees fill two vacancies on the Board, Republicans will hold a Board majority for the first time in 9 years. Until then, I picture the…
When others go high, I go low. Wait a minute! I got that backwards didn’t I? Dammit! That explains why I didn’t come up with “In Firing Employees, A Bit of Humanity Still Helps.” It’s a pragmatic post inspired by recent events from employment lawyer and blogger, Daniel Schwartz. Instead, I get my…
As you’ll find out down below, “Minnesota nice” only goes so far dontchaknow. And, to think I almost bought this shirt in MSP last week. Aw shucks. I regret not buying that shirt. It’s kitchy. Shoot. Overall, I really like Minnesota. I mean, where else will the ticket-takers at an NFL…
This bill introduced in Philadelphia City Council back in April is quietly making its way closer to Mayor Kenney’s desk. And, it could mean the end of the road for Philadelphia businesses that believe that they can discriminate with impunity. Layla Jones from The Philadelphia Tribune reports here that Councilman Derek Green…