Or maybe it’s the good karma from yesterday’s Social Media @ Work giveaway. Whatever it may be, I’ll just smile and say thank you to the ABA Journal for honoring The Employer Handbook (again) as one of the top blogs in America. Special props also go out to the other…
The Employer Handbook Blog
An early holiday gift to my reader (readers?)
Frankly, I’m disappointed, you guys. To the 10,002 of you who read this blog, only 1 showed up at the Social Media @ Work event my firm hosted earlier in the month at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Ok, even my parents and kids skipped this one. (I almost…
What you need to know about the FMLA (in a sweet infographic)
Thank you to my friends at BambooHR for passing this along:
Telling an employee returning from open-heart surgery, “Don’t die at the desk” is bad. Very bad.
Also, threatening to drag that employee outside and throw him in a ditch. Yeah, that may fracture a law or two. I’m thinking the Family and Medical Leave Act. Heck, even the Taliban would frown on that. I got more on this for you after the jump… Terry Baier worked…
EEOC: Complaints of discrimination down big in FY14; Mediation rules!
Yesterday, the EEOC issued its FY 2014 Performance Report. Here is a link to the press release. Now, I’ll admit it. I didn’t read the whole report. Blogging has got me all messed up. I can’t read anything that’s more than 250 words. So, I just stopped at the part…
Is it against the law to remote wipe an employee’s Candy Crush high score?
Replace Candy Crush high score with email contacts on a personal iPhone used for work (BYOD), and you have the issue that a federal court in Texas recently tackled. The answer follows after the jump… * * * This case presents a set of facts not unlike those which could…
#WWHRD: You just discovered your employee’s angry racist Ferguson tweet
Last night, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan came to me in a dream. You see, we were at a video arcade, the two of them playing the classic, Street Fighter. I had next. Mr. Gorbachev was playing as Zangief and President Reagan was Guile. Because, of course. So, just as the…
Train your supervisors not to shoot at those who complain about discrimination
Just another HR Pro Tip from your old buddy, Meyer. Hey, what would you guys do without me? Sage advice for American businesses coming up after the jump… * * * Under the law, it’s unlawful to take adverse action against an employee who complains about discrimination in the workplace.…
In the County of Yolo, 100 hugs and a painfully awkward kiss aren’t sexual harassment #YOLO
What else is there to blog about after reading a federal court opinion about Yolo (You Only Live Once) and sexual harassment? Geez. Last night, I could have peed plutonium while flaming monkeys sprang forth from my word hole, and I still would have blogged Yolo. More on Yolo after…
Can you fire an employee who posts Nazi propaganda on Facebook?
Maybe you’ve heard about it. I’m giving a little spiel today on social media in the workplace with a few friends at an event in Philadelphia. If I play my cards right, I’ll do as little speaking as possible on the dais. Which means I’ll get my two cents in…