You will now. Here’s the after. Easy lesson: Make sure you have a media relations policy. Below is a good starting point. SECTION: About Your Job POLICY TITLE: Communicating with the Media All requests made by members of the media for any information, comments, details, etc., concerning XYZ, Inc. are…
Congress created the Occupational Safety & Hazard Administration (OSHA) to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. That sounds nice. But my clients and I both know this: you don’t want OSHA sniffing…
Last week we had flu shot day at Dilworth Paxson. I missed it. I was out prepping a client for an upcoming deposition. So, over the weekend, I shelled out the $24.95 and got a flu shot at the local drug store. Why? Because I don’t want to get sick…
I was reading an article in the Gwinnett Daily Post — yeah, that’s right, the GDP — and it starts out like this… BUFORD — When Buford City Schools bus driver Michele Threlkeld finished her final route on the last day of school, she reported to her supervisor’s office, as…
Our old friend Robert Rank-And-File is at it again. He has sued his employer, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc., in federal court. Robert claims that Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware, Inc. violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it failed to promote him because of his gender, national origin and race.…
Recently, I read an article by Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle about a speech from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in which he told law students from U.C. Hastings that the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees equal protection to all U.S. citizens, do not…
I am not related to Carnac the Magnificent. Several months ago, when I posted How Facebook Can Make or Break Your Case, I offered a series of tips about how attorneys representing companies can use Facebook to sleuth out some A-1 information about employee-plaintiffs. Well, it seems attorneys…
In March of this year, I finally wised up and opened a health care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through my job. Simple enough. Fill out some paperwork. Decide how much to deduct each pay period. Spend the money on deductibles, prescriptions, glasses and, best of all, over-the-counter medication. It’s use-it-or-lose-it…
At the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Daniel Schwartz wrote a two-part piece about a Connecticut school superintendent who was forced to resign after making some lighthearted remarks on Facebook. The comment that appears to have gotten the superintendent in the most trouble was this one referring to a personnel matter:…
There are plenty of good reasons that plaintiff’s lawyers heart the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). It has a wide scope of coverage for employees with disabilities. It’s remedial purposes are incredibly broad. A plaintiff can go directly to court with a claim under the NJLAD without vetting it…