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The Employer Handbook BlogSo, your employee just tweeted that she moonlights as a porn star…
Seems appropriate to broach this trench-HR conundrum on a hump day, amirite?
(Don’t worry. I’ll be here all week).
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Oh, it’s on! Class-action waivers to be first Supreme Court employment-law heavyweight battle of 2017
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Picture a nerdier version of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where persuasive legal briefs and sharp oral advocacy are like rear naked chokes and “ground and pound.”
So, why hasn’t that bill banning salary-history questions been signed into law yet?
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? (Mute your computer at 1:12 and 1:36)
My 2 cents on President-Elect Trump’s impact on HR-compliance in 2017. (Literally, worth 2 cents)
I’ll open this post with a haiku. Because, I feel like we could all use a haiku.
President-Elect
For HR, what will he do?
Not a stinkin’ clue!
A Texas judge has enjoined practically all of the DOL “blacklisting” rules
Last night, while you we sleeping in your comfy beds — me, on a pile of money, blogging power and, yes, ego — a Texas federal judge entered an injunction against the final “blacklisting” rules and guidance of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.
A new SHRM study should have employers reexamining their policies on parental leave
On average, organizations gave mothers 41 paid days of maternity leave, compared with 22 paid days of paternity leave for fathers. That statistic comes from 2016 Paid Leave in the Workplace, a survey recently conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management.
Does this disparity demonstrate discrimination against men?
Will the Supreme Court be the hero that employers need for their class-action waivers?
Is it just me, or do you guys also quote Varsity Blues whenever you hear the Foo Fighters sing My Hero?
Your dress code may create a big sex-discrimination mess at work
Just for today, head on over to LinkedIn, and check out my post about how strict application of your dress code could result in a nasty sex discrimination claim.
(And a little teaser for Monday — I’ll explain why the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision may trump Title VII and allow some employers to discriminate).
How will the new overtime rules affect workplace flexibility? Not well.
The slow death of the 9-5 workday, together with the arrival of the new FLSA overtime rules, which do into effect on December 1, could create one of the bigger wage-and-hour pitfalls for employers in 2017 and beyond.