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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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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Yesterday was Labor Day. And on Labor Day we honor the working men and women who are the lifeblood of American industry.
Most of us spent the day with family or friends, barbecuing or just taking it easy with a cold beer. Not me.
I spent the day making a special gift for employers. The way I figure it, no one gets honored on the day after Labor Day…until now.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the most underrated aspect of the NFL lockout ending is that we get Fantasy Football in 2011.
What else would I have done with my Sunday afternoons?
Now, I can dominate with my 60″ flatscreen TV (Eagles), one iPad (DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket app tuned to the Red Zone channel), one laptop (multitasking between ESPN.com fantasy football live scoring and Tweetdeck for streaming scoring, news and injury updates), and one iPhone (in case I miss anything else) setup.
Are you ready for some football?
Better question: do you think you have what it takes to defeat me, a former 610 WIP SportsRadio Midday Show Survivor Pool Champion?
Now you’ll have your chance. The Employer Handbook is hosting a free NFL Survivor Pool, where the winner will take home the picture of Julius Erving and Larry Bird that now hangs in my office — to the right of Allen Iverson’s head. (Yes, that’s my office). Here’s a close up.
More on how this free contest works — you needn’t be a football fan or know anything about football — and how you can sign up, after the jump.
The Employer Handbook is fast approaching its ninth month. I’ve had a blast blogging for my readers. And things appear to be running smoothly. But what do I know? I only write this stuff. I don’t have to read it. That’s up to you. We make great a team, don’t we?
So, let me know…
- What do you like so far?
(Maybe, I’m reading a little too much into an email I received from them yesterday).
Actually, The Employer Handbook has been nominated as one of the LexisNexis Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blogs of 2011. If Because you want to vote for The Employer Handbook, click here. Seriously, if you like what you read, please stuff the ballot box. (You’ll need to register first with LexisNexis. But that takes 20 seconds and you can do that here.) Thank you!
On September 9, 2011, I am going to carve up Sparky and make a nice turtle soup, unless…
…Unless every one of my readers nominates me for the ABA Journal’s Blawg 100 Amici (a/k/a the 100 best damn law blogs on the interwebs). The nomination deadline is September 9.
I know what you’re thinking. Moron is a cold, heartless bastard recycling a stupid internet bit. And you would be right. I don’t own a turtle. My wife had a turtle once. It smelled and it bit her sister.
The next edition of the Employment Law Blog Carnival is coming up on August 17, 2011, where Jon Hyman will be hosting at his Ohio Employer’s Law Blog.
If you would like to participate in this month’s carnival, by Friday, August 12, please email John (jth@kjk.com) a link to a recent employment-law-related blog post. It does not matter if your post is written from the employer perspective or the employee perspective. But it must be employment-law-related and it must be a link to a post on your blog.
Thanks!
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