” Picture a nerdier version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where persuasive legal briefs and sharp oral advocacy are like rear naked chokes and “ground and pound.” The fight card. [Cue music] In the red corner, we have the Federal Arbitration Act. Among other things, the FAA allows an employer and employee…
The answer to this question, because I’m a lawyer, is “it depends.” Naturally, of course. Well, what does it depend on? Ok. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, an employer cannot require a medical examination and cannot ask about whether someone has a disability (or about the nature and severity of the…
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? (Mute your computer at 1:12 and 1:36) Last month, I wrote here about how about how Philly employers asking salary-history questions to job candidates was poised to go the way of the dodo bird. That is, City Council voted 16-0 to pass this…
You’ll have to pardon the headline. I’m not nearly as articulate as the Third Circuit was in yesterday’s opinion in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, using words like “cognizable” and “disproportionate adverse impact.” And, even though the Third Circuit sits in Philadelphia, you won’t find local lingo like “old…
The lede could’ve described me in my youngers days Many years ago A few years ago Several months ago Two weeks ago Yesterday Well, maybe it continues to describe me. At least, that’s what the note in my personnel file says. However, we’re not here today to talk about me… Nope,…
Nope, no clickbait here. And no irony in the lede either. Plus, I feel like I’ve seen this one before. But, before we get to that… Disney World wore these kids out! For more photos from our trip, head over to my Instagram (@eric_b_meyer). Life imitates art (sort of). For…
Remember Hank the Septopus from Disney’s Finding Dory? I found his missing tentacle. And, my son ate it! Let’s hear it for the boy! Other highlights of Day 3 (Epcot) of the Disney sojourn with the family: Breakfast with many princesses: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Belle among others. Anna was taken with…
Vacation Day 2: Magic Kingdom proves, well, magical. Tuesday’s Disney theme may have been germs and yuck, but we turned the corner on Wednesday. Our day started out with a house party and we kept it going big baller style with my older son Brooks at Space Mountain and a hella-fast, speed-racing test-track…
Folks, I’m actually on vacation this week. I’m traveling with my family to Disney World. So, let’s call it a trip. Still, I planned to kick out a few blog posts. Unfortunately, however, the bulk of my day was spent disinfecting my youngest daughter. And, just as I was resigned…
Starting tomorrow. Today, let’s talk about the employee who claimed sexual harassment because her male co-worker constantly stared at her with an erection — which she subsequently photographed and showed to other co-workers, and all of that morphed into a retaliation claim. So, basically, this post will be like a…