Hiring & Firing

Help Wanted: Must have #TigerBlood

March 8, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Yesterday was a busy day for Charlie Sheen.

Warner Brothers officially fired Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men and #TeamSheen commenced its world search for the first #TigerBloodIntern. You can read the job listing here. What does it take to be a #TigerBloodIntern? #TigerBlood (of course). And you must be all about #Winning. The right candidate is expected to be “proactive, monitor the day-to-day activities on the major social media platforms, prepare for exciting online projects and increase Charlie’s base of followers.”

So what can employers learn from this?

Unemployed applicant + no job offer = discrimination?!?

February 28, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

In a public meeting last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) examined the impact of employers considering only those currently employed for job vacancies.

Do those employers who won’t consider unemployed individuals for vacant positions engage in unlawful discrimination?

Find out, after the jump (or just watch my baby son dunk like Blake Griffin — slow to load, but worth the wait)…

* * *

Can an employee be fired for using medicinal marijuana?

February 22, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

“I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this; but I’m gonna get you high today, ’cause it’s Friday; you ain’t got no job… and you ain’t got sh*t to do.” – Smokey from Friday (1995).

Back in 1995, when Smokey was trying to convince his buddy Craig to get high, California had yet to decriminalize marijuana for medical use. Now, a number of states have legalized medical marijuana.

But what happens when medical marijuana use results in a positive drug test at work? Is the company allowed to fire that employee?

Find out, after the jump.

* * *

Could you fire this employee without laughing?

January 31, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

You operate a company that provides mall security. And one of your security guards posts a video on YouTube of a female mall employee falling into a fountain while she is texting.

You should already have a social media policy. But, even if you don’t, you know what to do, right? I know. How can you answer that question without watching the video first?

Video and more after the jump.

* * *