I remember a high school classmate of mine who had his mom send in a permission slip to excuse him from missing school for the Philadelphia Phillies’ home opener. Mom’s note indicated that her son was suffering from “Vernal Flu.”
Get it? Vernal Flu = Spring Fever.
Pretty creative, huh?
I hope that you guys had a nice Memorial Day. Nothing like a good three-day weekend. Although, three of my four children didn’t seem to appreciate that most American businesses were closed for the holiday:
Sorry, kids.
Maybe, starting the workweek off with the Employment Law Blog Carnival: Small Business Edition over at the Employer’s Corner Blog will cheer them up.
This is going to be a tough one, folks.
Today, I’m setting aside workplace issues to focus on a little boy named Shane.
Shane was born on July 11, 2013. The youngest of three, by all accounts, Shane was a happy and healthy newborn. His parents are truly blessed and his siblings adore him. Now, Shane is eight months old. And, as you can tell from the picture, he’s got a toothy grin that lights up a room.
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.
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.
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.
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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“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!”
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!
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