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Instead of hiring a lawyer, a business owner ordered to pay wages used AI to prepare his appeal. It was a giant clusterf**k!
A multi-year dispute over unpaid wages went from bad to a whole lot worse for a Midwest business owner when he decided to appeal a trial court ruling that he owed over $300k in wages, damages, and attorney’s fees by representing himself and hiring an “online consultant” who used artificial intelligence to prepare an appellate brief. Continue reading
Employers are singing the praises for the EEOC’s online mediation program
As an employment law mediator, my resume includes many years of private practice and service to some federal courts. But I cut my chops at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and have remained a volunteer mediator with the EEOC for over a decade.
If anyone asked me what I thought of the EEOC’s Mediation Program, I would’ve told employers and employees alike to embrace it as an effective way to resolve employment disputes without the time, cost, and risk associated with litigation.
But no one asked me.
See you in court, err, arbitration! SCOTUS to decide whether litigating an employment dispute first precludes arbitrating it later
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If your company makes its employees sign arbitration agreements, then this post is for you.
The rest of you can get an early start on happy hour find something else to read while sipping your morning cup of coffee. Continue reading
How much social media discovery can you get from an employee who sues you for discrimination?
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It depends. (Sorry).
But, for added context, I love this quote from a recent Maryland federal court opinion: Continue reading
Two for Tuesday? Or just a heads up that The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Hour returns this Friday at Noon ET
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Last Friday, I had a great time with special guest Abigail Morrow on The Employee Handbook Zoom Office Hour. (If you missed it, check out the replay here on The Employer Handbook YouTube Channel.)
So let’s run it back this Friday at Noon ET on Zoom.
Who was the worst employer of 2020? Place your vote!
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By most reasonable accounts, this year has been one hot mess.
Take a good hard look straight in the “I’s.” Do you like what you see?
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Last Friday, I read an attorney’s status update on LinkedIn that asked a simple question, one which many of us often take for granted.
“What is the cost of inaction?” Continue reading