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This may come as a surprise to some of you, but the in-house company lawyers don’t always see eye-to-eye with the HR professionals, supervisors, and employees whom they counsel.
And vice versa. Continue reading
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Let’s rank the top Thanksgiving foods for 2022
Before you put away your robes and gavels, I need to judge one more thing: the annual Thanksgiving foods competition.
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You know what today is, right? It’s Bobby Bonilla Day! ⚾💰⚾💰
Every July 1 since 2011, the New York Mets have paid Bobby Bonilla $1,193,248.20. That seems like a pretty reasonable annual payment for a six-time All-Star.
Except, here’s the thing. Mr. Bonilla is 59 years old and hasn’t played for the Mets in over 20 years. 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.
These were the most popular employment law blog posts of 2021
If it had anything to do with COVID-19 vaccination mandates, y’all were reading. That and the third-most-read post, which leaves me wondering whether I should be taking out a restraining order against some of you. Continue reading
Let’s rank the top Thanksgiving foods for 2021. (Can anything take down stuffing?!?)
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For just the next few days, who gives a you-know-what about vaccine mandates and booster shots? Continue reading
Where in the world is Eric Meyer?
Image Credit: Eric Meyer
On Tuesday, I departed the Bloggerdome at 3 PM in my hovercar — per usual — and boarded an actual plane at PHL a few hours later where I flew Ultra First Class — in front of the cockpit. Continue reading
Another EEO-1 Limerick
Bloggerdome entry: 19 Aug 2021, 11:05 PM.
I knew it was a mistake to indulge in that second growler of Rosé. Continue reading
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.
Can your state require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine? At least one has a pending bill…
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Enough with the “Can companies require employee COVID-19 vaccinations?” articles already! Yes, they probably can, subject to disability and religious accommodations.
But, what if, instead of an employer mandating vaccinations, an entire state did so for nearly all of its residents? No, I wasn’t just clickbaiting you with the title of this blog post. One state actually has a pending bill. Continue reading