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The March Edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival is LIVE!!!
Last night, after I arrived home, put my jacket away, and walked into the kitchen, something immediately caught my eye. On the kitchen table was a “Country Sweets Gourmet Cookie Dough” fundraising flyer from my son’s school.
My choice of five different flavors of raw cookie dough in a 48-ounce tub. And since it’s all in the name of fundraising…
Easily the highlight of my day. Except.
VIDEO: Justin Bieber is a smug and very arrogant deponent
Last week, Justin Bieber was deposed in an action stemming from an alleged attack by his bodyguard on a member of the paparazzi. Here and pasted below is the video that’s been making the rounds on the internet:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=emsLrZg160s
So, how does this impact your workplace? Don’t let your employee witnesses ever channel their inner Bieber if deposed in a workplace lawsuit.
An employee sued her employer for involuntary servitude. Yep, slavery.
Yesterday, I read a post over at Business Management Daily about an employee who sued for involuntary servitude.
Yes, folks. The plaintiff claimed that her former employer had treated her like a slave.
Specifically, the plaintiff, a trainee of some sort, alleged that she was never provided with a job description or adequately trained.
GUEST POST: HR Department of One
Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s Holly DePalma. Holly is Director, HR Services at MidAtlantic Employers’ Association, a single source for HR services, delivering responsive, practical solutions to its members.
(Want to guest blog on an employment-law topic at The Employer Handbook? Email me).
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Joely Caroline Meyer
Joely Caroline Meyer
Born January 10, 2014 (7 lbs., 3 oz.)
Born January 10, 2014 (7 lbs., 3 oz.)
“Dad, give me at least 24 hours out here before asking me to guest blog, would ya? Yeesh…”
“Last time, we gave you 200 words on Sesame Street, and you paid us in Cap’n Crunch. We’re calling the DOL. And organizing!”“Rise before The Employer Handbook; kneel before The Employer Handbook!”
And I say this with the fervor of 100 General Zods, such that Zod himself (especially, the crappy one from Man Of Steel, I’m a Terence Stamp man) would have no choice but to rise and kneel.
But I put down the moonshine funnel digress.
Today, The Employer Handbook celebrates its 3rd birthday. And what did The Employer Handbook get for its 3rd birthday? I mean, in addition to the strawberry edible underwear that one of my readers sent me anonymously. (Next year, go large. Medium, is a bit snug). Well, you guys voted The Employer Handbook ABA Journal’s 2013 Top Labor & Employment Law Blog!
Last day to vote for The Employer Handbook as a top employment-law blog
Today is the final day to vote in ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 Amici contest. The polls close at 5 pm.
If you have yet to vote for my blog, and would like to do so, here’s how:
- Click here.
Camouflage toilet paper and 9 of the other most unusual coworker holiday gifts
Leave it to Career Builder to run a survey seeking the most unusual co-worker holiday gifts. Camouflage toilet paper made the list.
(Well, at least it wasn’t used, amirite?)
The complete list follows after the jump…
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ABA Journal names The Employer Handbook a top law blog (again)! #TeamHandbook
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