Here are some Tennessee fun facts: The city of Kingston served as Tennessee’s state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) There are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States. Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union.…
In Pennsylvania, a company and an employee can enter into an agreement whereby, in exchange for some form of consideration, the employee agrees not to compete with the company after the employment ends. Consideration can come in a variety of forms; for example, a raise, bonus, promotion, or sugar. Initial employment…
It was Gloria Steinem who, in discussing President Bill Clinton’s indiscretions with Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, fashioned the “one free grope” rule. That is, while not condoning President Clinton’s actions, Steinem concluded that one touching is not sexual harassment — at least as a matter law. Well, yesterday, the…
Well, sure, you can. But winning that case — especially if you’re thinking about a claim under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — may be another story. The CFAA is designed to prevent unauthorized access or malicious interference with a computer system. Often used as an employer-sword, to state…
Last week, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed this Executive Order, which will require that many city contractors provide a minimum wage of $12/hour beginning January 1, 2015. (Although, the Order will also apply to bids and proposals issued May 20, 2014). The Executive Order also requires that contractors meet that…
This according to this survey released yesterday from CareerBuilder.com. Working dads who were the sole breadwinners in their household were four times as likely to earn six figures, while working moms who are the sole breadwinners were nearly twice as likely to earn less than $35,000. However, money may not…
Yesterday, my buddy Jonathan Segal and I joined forces on Twitter to answer eight questions from SHRM’s We Know Next about the state of the law governing social media and the workplace. A big thank you to SHRM and to those who were able to join us and participate. ICYMI,…
We’ve talked a fair amount about sexual stereotyping at the ole Handbook. Here I discussed the cluster created by offering crap assignments to a male employee because he fails to conform to a male stereotype. And of course, we have my “Ravishing Rick Rude” theory of same-sex harassment, which a federal…
Generally, a typical sexual harassment claim involves a supervisor or manager or co-worker making unwelcome sexual advances towards another employee. But what if, instead of the harasser being one of your employees, it’s an independent contractor. Does that absolve your company from liability? Is it a valid defense if one…
That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.” Try this one for size, folks. In this case, an employee argued that her former employer retaliated against her, by…