Over the past few days, there’s been a lot of buzz going around the HR-interwebz a/k/a the hella-best part of the ‘net. The buzz was that The Employer Handbook went back-to-back and claimed the 2014 ABA Blawg100 honors by getting the most readers votes as top labor and employment law…
Another bartender decided to liken beer to domestic violence. It was all captured on social media. [CBS Chicago] An employee’s caustic Facebook post about a police shooting earned her a termination…and unemployment compensation benefits. [Technology & Marketing Law Blog] Social media users did not respond well to the Undercover Boss…
And by bearded dragon, I mean, well, bearded dragon. This warning holds true even if you operate a reptile store. Chris Joseph of the Broward/Palm Beach New Times reports (here) that a Florida reptile store owner was “arrested on battery and cruelty to animal charges on Friday after he allegedly hit…
It’s on now! Late yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a press release in which it announced that it had filed this complaint in federal court against the National Labor Relations Board to strike the Board’s election rules, passed last month, which would create faster union elections. More…
Or, at least, when you honestly believe that one of your employees is masturbating in the parking lot. (Unless, of course, you’re like by buddy Fred, who operates Parking Lot Self-Gratification, LLC). Let’s just pretend that parenthetical remained in my head, ok? After the jump, it’s a lesson on the…
I tell you, folks. When a school janitor, the plaintiff in this case, claimed that the school principal uttered the words in the lede above, I felt a stirring within. Literally, the second those words (allegedly) formed on the principal’s lips, my Spidey Bloggy-senses told me that I’d be able to…
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone. I’m going to end the year with a bathtub mint julep quick plug. Because I’m not at all subtle — bow before BlogStar! — I may have mentioned my firm’s new #SocialMedia Practice Group. And, as of last week, we now have a Twitter feed…
You know it’s not that often that you read about a worker who prevails — before trial — on her claim that her former employer interfered with her ability to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. But, I’ve got one for you after the jump. * *…
Translation: Three days left in 2014 and Meyer doesn’t have it in him to put together an original post for you. Fortunately, you guys continue to dig the other bazillion days of original content. As The Employer Handbook approaches its 4th birthday — if you’re thinking of a proper gift,…
Whether you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act — so, like, all of us — or not, work can suck. Bosses can be jerks. But, if an employee with a disability requests a transfer away from a jerk boss, must the company provide it? Find out after…