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The Employer Handbook BlogScore! PA Senator pushing to legalize March Madness at work.
Will office pools be legal in Pennsylvania this year? One State Senator is trying to make it so.
Jealous, New Mexico? Yeah, you’re jealous.
Details after the jump…
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More child labor for The Employer Handbook
I usually save my best posts for Monday, but what the heck…
We are expecting our third child in August.
ESPN disciplines employees for offensive Jeremy Lin statements
The Associated Press reports here that ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, has taken action against three employees for offensive comments made about NY Knicks point guard, Jeremy Lin.
The headline “Chink in the Armor” was used Friday on ESPN’s mobile website after Lin had nine turnovers in New York’s loss to New Orleans.
In a statement Sunday, ESPN apologizes for that headline and also says it is also aware of two other “offensive and inappropriate” comments on ESPN outlets.
And the most ridiculous lawsuit of 2011 was…
According to FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org, the lawsuit that keeps those lawyer jokes flowing is…
Convict sues couple he kidnapped for not helping him evade police. A man who kidnapped a couple at knifepoint while he was running from the police is now suing the victims, claiming that they promised to hide him in exchange for an unspecified amount of money. The plaintiff, currently in jail, is seeking $235,000 for the alleged “breach of contract.”
And from the ridiculous to the sublime just-about-as ridiculous…
Carnival of HR – Two Turntables and a Microphone Edition (Word!)
WTH were you expecting? HR compliance?
Psyche!
Hit my music, son…
…and then hit the jump, because DJ E-$killz is on the one and two, mixing beats with some of the best that the HR blogosphere has to offer.
Beleeeeeeeeeee dat! It’s the Carnival of HR, yo…
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ABA Journal names The Employer Handbook a top law blog!
Thank you to everyone who voted for The Employer Handbook as one of the ABA Journal’s Top 100 law blogs. They also drank the Kool-Aid listened and the blog made the top 100! I am truly honored.
Now, top 100 is great and all, but I want to be Number 1. And here’s how you can help in three easy steps:
72 ways to prevent an office party from creating an HR hangover
If you read this blog, then I trust you read other HR/Employment-law-related blogs. And, if you do that, prepare for a December-deluge of “Ten Tips for a Safe, Fun, and Legal Holiday Party.”
Screw all that! Ten tips is so last year.
*** Big dork say “what” ***
“What! What!” After the jump, I’ve collected 72 ways to hold an office holiday party that won’t interfere with you ending the year on an HR high-note…
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The 15 craziest excuses employees have for missing work
CareerBuilder.com just released its annual list of most unusual excuses for calling in sick. “Lost track of time browsing https://www.theemployerhandbook.com” didn’t make the list. (Probably because it’s sooooooo commonplace).
“Siri Assistant, what is the greatest labor-and-employment-law blog of them all?”
“I found three stores in your area that sell Altoids.”
After the jump, the 15 best excuses…
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What’s new on the interwebs in HR and employment law?
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s Simpsons post. I had a blast writing it but, damn, it sapped the life out of me. So, after the jump, I’m sending you out into the blogosphere for your daily dose of employment law and HR news…
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