(I cannot wait to see what Google searches bring people to this post). Folks, I had a lot I could’ve blogged about today. There’s the new bill in Congress that would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT couples, unwed moms, and promiscuous bachelors. We’ll save that for next week. I…
In my younger days, I had a summer job in college where I clocked in at 9 and left at 5. They gave me a desk, a computer, training, a supervisor, job instruction, and a not-so-fatty paycheck. But, at least, nothing got withheld from my paycheck. They called me an independent contractor…
I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But, even if I had, heck, I could move in to a Holiday Inn Express for a month and still not have anything intelligent to offer when one of my clients brings up the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare). Now, I’m guessing that…
A lot has been written over the past week few weeks since the Department of Labor announced its proposed change to the overtime rules — most of which has fewer typos and less snark than my drivel. Both sides of overtime coin. For example, there’s this article I read yesterday on WashingtonPost.com supporting the…
Unless you practice law or operate a business in New Jersey, you just don’t know. You, the naive reader, may assume that California is the state with the most employee-friendly laws. And, while that may be true, New Jersey isn’t too far behind. For example, back in 2010, the NJ Supreme Court recognized (here)…
Over yesterday’s lunch hour, SHRM hosted a fantastic webinar entitled, “Changes to the Department of Labor’s Overtime Rules,” featuring Michael Eastman and Nancy Hammer. If you missed it, and you’re interested in learning more about the single most important change in the law for 2016 to impact your business, you can catch…
You won’t find this one on the SAT’s. Nope, that math is courtesy of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in this recent opinion, in which a nursing home patient subjected the plaintiff, a phlebotomist, to, well, you read the lede. And all of that happened over a span of just…
I tweeted this yesterday, but, lest anyone missed my admonition, I’m giving it its own short post. Folks, recreating an ISIS beheading and posting the video on Instagram is no way to build trust and workplace camaraderie. That’s an HR pro tip from yours truly. (h/t The Sun) Image Credit:…
We all know that the Americans with Disabilities Act makes its unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an individual on the basis of his or her disability. But, the Act has even broader protections for employees. The ADA expressly prohibits “excluding or otherwise denying equal jobs or benefits to a…
A federal appellate court just blew up the U.S. Department of Labor’s spot. Allow me to explain in slightly less colloquial fashion. Fart, #themoreyouknow, YOLO (There, out of my system…) The DOL six-part internship test. In 1947, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized (here) that certain unpaid workers should not be treated…