Three years at this blog without discussing mohawk hairstyles in the workplace. Now, two posts in one week. Which reminds me of the time I dressed up as BA Baracus for Halloween in law school Ah, yes. That mohawk….and BA’s fear of flying. Ties right into today’s post. (I love it…
Those four-letter federal employment statutes — FMLA and FLSA — can be a real pain in the ass, amirite? Today’s let’s focus on a major employer pitfall: intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The FMLA regulations define intermittently leave this way: “FMLA leave may be taken intermittently…
That social media policy of yours. The one in which you begrudgingly tolerate employee social media use on their own time and roadblock their efforts to use it at work. You may want to revise it. ASAP! Chad Brooks at Business News Daily reports here about a recent study by…
That’s how I start my next oral argument when defending a claim made under the Americans with Disabilities that one of my employer clients regarded an overweight plaintiff as disabled. So, who wants some of what I’m drinking today? Hey, it’s peppermint tea, jerk! And I’m not pulling this blog…
Here’s a little HR Pro Tip from your old pal, Eric. If, around Halloween time, an employee requests permission to hand out bags of candy containing “gospel tracts,” which depict Muslims and Catholics and state that they should all go to hell, you just go ahead reject that religious-accommodation request.…
Let’s assume that you run a factory in which employees are scheduled on one of two shifts: (1) 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM; or (2) 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. One of your employees comes to you with a doctor’s note which states that working the graveyard shift will cause…
Just a reminder that some managers still engage in really stupid behavior. I was reading this case about an HR Manager of a dentistry practice. Following an interview between a dentist in her practice and an African-American woman, the dentist allegedly commented to the HR Manager that the person would…
When you think of minor league baseball, you may draw on movies like Bull Durham or The Rookie; long bus trips from stadium to stadium where teams play in front of small crowds for small pay. Well, apparently, the pay may be small enough to trigger a violation of the…
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.” One of your employees is currently using FMLA leave. Today, due to the winter storm, you’ve decided to close the…
When your business offers a severance agreement to a departing employee, does it contain: a general release; a non-disparagement obligation; a confidentiality provision; a covenant not to sue; or a cooperation clause Well, if it contains any one (or more) of these provisions, head over to Jon Hyman’s Ohio Employer’s…