From that employment-law blog that brought you the incredible story of the female accountant who won the right to legally masturbate at work, comes news of a woman who has sued her employer after she was struck in the head by a light fixture during sex in a hotel…
I teased it in yesterday’s blog post about Natalie Munroe. The National Labor Relations Board is softening its position on employers who fire employees for rants on Facebook. And I’ve got the deets after the jump… * * * Employees who merely gripe can get S-canned. Three recent advice memoranda…
Remember Natalie Munroe? Let me see if I can refresh your recollection. She’s a blogger. She’s a teacher. That’s right, smarties. She’s the blogging teacher who got suspended after her school learned that he had written on her personal blog that she wished she could leave the following comments for…
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law, entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to twelve workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for: the birth of a child and to care for the newborn child within one year of birth; the…
I received a comment to yesterday’s post about 29 questions you should never ask a candidate in a job interview. Laurie Ruettimann, who blogs at The Cynical Girl, questioned the real-world ramifications of making one of my 29 no-no’s: “Hey, Eric. Great list. I once had an employment lawyer…
HBO Go may just be the best app ever. Over the past two weeks, I’ve gotten current on Entourage and Game of Thrones, and begun watching Eastbound and Down. Watching characters like Ari Gold, Kenny Powers and Tyrion Lannister got me thinking. If these guys were in HR, what…
Look, I’m not one to toot my own horn… And, God knows, I never like to plug my own work. But, seriously folks, I would be remiss if I did not mention (again) that the Proactive Employer Podcast, sponsored by Thomas Econometrics, is presenting a special two-part round table…
Welcome back to “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”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLJFl7ws_0 So, is a miniature horse a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? Maybe. Title I of the ADA covers employers discriminating against qualified individuals…
The Employment Law Blog Carnival has finally rolled into town. What is a blog carnival? It is a collection of links on a particular topic — here, employment law — that bloggers have submitted to me, which I then arrange around a particular theme. For this edition of the Carnival,…
Folks, you are in for a treat today. Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s Janette Levey Frisch. Janette is In-House Counsel at Joule, Inc. where she provides comprehensive legal representation and support to a staffing company with five subsidiaries throughout the East Coast. You can…