The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday afternoon that it has pushed back its deadline for covered employers to post this notice, advising employees how to form a union, among other things. More details, including the new deadline, after the jump… * * * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIjZE4kcg_Q The NLRB announced in this press release that the new posting deadline is…
Your business drug tests job applicants as a condition of employment. What would happen if a male applicant refused to take a urine test because he claimed that he had paruresis, otherwise known as “shy bladder syndrome” or “bashful bladder syndrome”? Would you have to accommodate the applicant with a different…
The other day, I came across this great article on ESPN.com, which outlines all of the social-media policies currently in effect for several sports leagues worldwide. What struck me most is that several organizations, including the NCAA, have no social-media policies for their athletes. And at the other end of…
Last week, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled, for the first time, that an employer could legally fire an employee based on Facebook activity. In Karl Knauz Motors, Inc. d/b/a Knauz BMW and Robert Becker, the ALJ okayed a BMW dealership firing an employee who…
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Today is Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה), the Jewish New Year. I’m Jewish. So, I’m not taking a deposition today. And if you are involved in a case with Jewish parties or attorneys, you shouldn’t be either. However, according to this article, these plaintiff’s attorneys didn’t get the memo. So,…
Frankly, Anthony Weiner ain’t got nothin’ on this Weiner. The EEOC announced on Monday that it had sued Nu-Way Weiners, one of the oldest hot dog restaurants in the country, on behalf of two female employees. More after the jump… * * * You can find a copy of the…
An eligible employee may take up to 12 workweeks of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act in a 12-month period. If an employee exhausts all of her FMLA leave and fails to return to work after the 12 weeks are up, can’t the company simply fire the employee?…
That headline will be reality if this bill, currently pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, passes. More on its chances of success *** cough — none — cough *** here at the Washington DC Employment Law Update. But while rumors of the Board’s demise may be premature, the number…
Readers of this blog know from this post that the National Labor Relations Board is forcing most private-sector employers to post this notice to inform employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which includes the right to form a union. Now, some employer-groups are fighting back. Find out…