My Facebook and Twitter feeds were blowing up yesterday with links to articles at NYTimes.com, Huffington Post, and Jezebel about how the sandwich chain, Jimmy John’s, supposedly makes its sandwich makers and delivery drivers sign these non-competition agreements. These agreements purport to preclude employees from working for certain nearby competitors for two…
Coming up during this term, the Supreme Court will decide seven cases relating to HR compliance. To put this into proper perspective, if you were to award a point for every forthcoming Supreme Court decision, that would be seven more points than the entire New York Giants team scored against…
But, hey, what do you have to lose by filing the lawsuit anyway, right? I mean, it can’t end up worse than the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football. (Oh yeah, I went there). More after the jump… * * * So, I was reading this opinion from a…
Across the country, many states and localities have enacted ban-the-box legislation. In a nutshell, ban the box means that employers cannot inquire about an applicant’s criminal history until after the first job interview. For example, Philadelphia has ban the box. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not. Still, Pennsylvania does have…
General Zod is not impressed More on this case after the jump… * * * Carlyn Johnson was diligent and hard-working. As a security guard, he had a reputation of never refusing an extra shift. Indeed, his Kryptonian strength, x-ray vision, and invulnerability dependability earned him the nickname, “Superman.” Notwithstanding…
What if… I’m just saying, what if you could attend an event — a free event, with breakfast — and you get to hear me speak for an hour and fifteen about social media in the workplace and other hot workplace issues, and then grill me during a Q&A? That would…
Seems one employer may not have received the memo. Now, the EEOC is taking aim. More on this and some tips for employers to avoid pregnancy-accommodation traps, after the jump… * * * Over the summer, the EEOC issued new guidance on accommodating pregnant employees. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act doesn’t…
Remember that Americans with Disabilities Act case involving Walgreens and the $1.39 bag of chips. In that one, the store appeared to really step in it by firing a diabetic who ate a bag of chips from the store without paying for it. The employee claimed that she needed the chips for…
Have you noticed a theme here at the blog this week? I mean, other than the crappy posts. Well, that and the crotch grabbing. It’s been all about religious discrimination. Good ahead, scroll down the page, there they are. And yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it is going to…
Remember yesterday, when I was talking about religious accommodations, I said, “Treat all religions equally.” That same rule applies to casting out the evil devil of religious discrimination generally. Church! After the jump, from my bloggerdome pulpit, I’m preaching my religion: employment law. All ye harassers, there is still time…