Because all of the images of Colonel Jessup ordering a Code Red are copyright protected, you get this one of Jack. But, better than Jack, today you get Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot numbers a guest post from my colleague, Jordan Rand. In addition to having a half-decent jump shot, Jordan is developing…
The Employer Handbook Blog
Inconsistent employee discipline can create legal issues. Here’s a way to fix that.
That was my KitKat! Spit it out! Spit it out, dammit! Hey, hey, turn off that camera! Over the weekend, after the Hershey’s Chocolate World shenanigans, I read a Fifth Circuit FMLA retaliation opinion that, unfortunately, read like so many prior employment legal skirmishes. Employee claims that she was fired for…
C.R.E.A.M. FMLA
Yep, I’m pretty sure that’s what Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, and Method Man are rapping about here. It’s FMLA, son. A Wu-Tang Clan-inspired post. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) is Wu-Tang Clan‘s first studio album. Perhaps, the biggest hit on the platinum Wu-Tang debut is C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me). That was back…
Five employment cases blowing up my DropBox and Pocket
You know, being a client of the Blogger King has its perks. (That’s me. I’m the Blogger King). When I’m not litigating and counseling on employment-related issues, I’m taking blog post requests and emailing weekly updates of HR goodies that don’t make it onto the blog. But, with my DropBox and Pocket chock full…
How the heck do you accommodate the religious beliefs of hundreds of employees?
Yesterday, I had one of those moments. You know the ones. For me, it was when a client asked me when I was going to blog about the Muslim workers in Colorado who were denied prayer breaks and, then, allegedly fired for protesting. So, I did what any self respecting…
Knife-wielding monkeys may be retaliatory; but, standard severance provisions are not.
Last year, I discussed (here) a case in which the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued an employer for retaliation under Title VII. Now, retaliation is the most common claim employment discrimination claim. But, what made this particular claim unusual was the EEOC’s attack on the employer’s use of knife-wielding…
Yes, your employees can legally record most workplace conversations
Back when the Lamborghini Countach poster was in your bedroom, spinach and artichoke dip was on the menu, and it was hip to be square, this image would have been fitting for this blog — what’s a blog?!?! — post. Yes, there was a time when a secret recording in the…
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Hey, don’t blame me. You clicked on ’em. He filed for custody of the kids; she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit 39 reasons why your employee handbook may violate the law OMG this supervisor’s responses to sexual harassment complaints Painting an employee’s testicles white may be retaliation, you guys. Can…
Do you have Muslim or Middle Eastern employees? Read this EEOC Fact Sheet
Last week, I highlighted an often overlooked EEOC enforcement effort: protecting vulnerable workers. Shortly after my post, the EEOC continued its efforts to support vulnerable workers by issuing this statement to address workplace discrimination against individuals who are, or are perceived to be, Muslim or Middle Eastern. Good on ya, EEOC.…
Can an employee fired for an extra-marital affair claim marital-status discrimination?
Well, I suppose you can claim just about anything. For example ***takes big dose of medication*** I claim god status on the third sun for Rondor. My fourth place finish on the unaired celebrity-blogger episode of Chopped really raised by Rondor grass cred. (No streets on Rondor; only luscious purple grass). But, when…