I’d better remember to post this now before I get bitten and turn into a zombie and munch on your face.. [Note to self: Less of “The Walking Dead,” more sleep]. On November 19, 2012, this new law will take effect in NJ, which will require employers of 50…
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.” An employee is eligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act if the employee has “a serious health…
Your employee vacations in Las Vegas. She plays the slots, walks the Strip, does some people watching, eats at nice restaurants. And she claims it’s all covered under Family and Medical Leave Act. And, you know what? She may be right. I’ll tell you why after the jump… * *…
An employee getting fired for caustic social-media posts is so 2011. Having an application for unemployment-compensation benefits denied because of Twitter stupidity — that’s the new black. Details of a recent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania decision — don’t tread on me, Idaho — after the jump… * * * Stephen Burns…
Sorry about that hangnail. Get well soon and thank you for fighting through the agony to read this post. I’ll make it worth your while. It’s that time of year again: roadtrip with the boys to the FourLoko distillery CareerBuilder’s Annual Survey of the “Most Unusual Excuses Employees Gave for…
Take a few minutes to read this decision. It will blow your mind. Here’s the long and short of it: Three black employees sue for race discrimination claiming that they were subjected to a racially-hostile work environment. The court actually did the math: During the relevant time period, Facer…
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.” Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, an employer engages in unlawful retaliation when, in response to an employee…
A Texas court held earlier this month that an employer lawfully fired a paramedic who posted on the Facebook page of a co-worker that she wanted to slap a patient. But, the plaintiff’s rant isn’t the worst of it. When warned by a co-worker that the plaintiff’s Facebook post was…
1. Yoga 2. Bikram Yoga 3. That other kind of yoga 4. ummmm…… I have three kids three and under. Like I have time on the weekend to come up with 172 anythings…let alone something requiring a scintilla of creativity, save channeling my inner Andy Warhol at the children’s museum…
Janette Levey Frisch, In-House Counsel at Joule, Inc., has guest-blogged here before (here and here). As you know from her posts here, she is a fantastic employment lawyer. Now you can reap more of the benefits by checking out her brand new employment-law blog: The Emplawyerologist (http://theemplawyerologist.wordpress.com/). Welcome Janette!