Your employees view pornography. Well, some of them do. I know this may be a shock to some. And if you are one of those people, and you run a business in one of the mid-Atlantic states, give me a call. We should talk sometime. Then, I’ll hit you over…
Thank you to everyone who voted for The Employer Handbook as one of the ABA Journal’s Top 100 law blogs. They also drank the Kool-Aid listened and the blog made the top 100! I am truly honored. Now, top 100 is great and all, but I want to be Number…
If you read this blog, then I trust you read other HR/Employment-law-related blogs. And, if you do that, prepare for a December-deluge of “Ten Tips for a Safe, Fun, and Legal Holiday Party.” Screw all that! Ten tips is so last year. *** Big dork say “what” *** “What! What!”…
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board gave a glimpse into how it plans to change the way your workplace may become unionized. Details follow after the jump… * * * As the Board explains here, the new rules that it intends to implement will limit the number of issues that…
According to this recent SHRM survey, only 18% of companies have used social media to screen job candidates. Most cite the legal risks of screening candidates as the reason for not implementing a social-media background check. While a social-media background check may not be useful in certain instances, I can…
Two weeks ago, I was in Las Vegas at the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, presenting on using social media to make hiring decisions. If you would like to obtain a copy of my presentation, just head on over to our Facebook fan page, “like” us, and download it. After…
Back in September, I joked that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was on the verge of disbanding. (Ok, maybe it wasn’t “ha! ha!” funny. Just work with me here, will ya?) How does this blog post relate to gridlock in Paris and a red circle? Hella-existential, I’d say… Now,…
What is this? A broken record? Yesterday, I blogged about a recent NY appellate decision in which the court held that an employee who had sued her employer would have have to turn over her Facebook postings that related to the case. Today, we head south down 95, and then…
What a whirlwind 12 months it’s been for Edith Employee! Or, should I say, Edith “former” Employee? Last year, she was an employee for ABC Company. This year, she is suing ABC for sexual harassment. Among other things, Edith claims damages for physical and psychological injuries, including the inability to…
How many claims were filed? And how much money did the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recover for individuals? Find out after the jump… * * * According to this November 15, 2011 press release from the EEOC, the number of discrimination claims are skyrocketing: The EEOC received a record…