I’ve seen my share of lawsuits in which plaintiffs use discrimination as an excuse for the performance issues that led to their termination of employment. Although. I have yet to meet a plaintiff-employee whom the defendant-employment can convince to dismiss his discrimination lawsuit because there was no discrimination to begin with.
This seems like a lawsuit that should have been dropped sooner. Continue reading
I did a double take when I received an email alert late Friday with the subject line: “BREAKING: Ohio Judge Hit With $1.1M Verdict For Firing Jewish Staff Atty.” Continue reading
Tell me what you think of this. Continue reading
I read another federal court opinion last night that reaffirms how important it is for employers to have effective antiharassment policies in their employee handbook.
I’m presenting on HR compliance issues for remote workers today (via Zoom, naturally).
One of my biggest fears — an employment lawyer neuroticism — is that I will draft a settlement agreement in which I misplace the decimal point or accidentally add a zero, thus turning a $15,000.00 settlement into a $15,000,000 settlement. Continue reading
Kind of like that guy, except without the snazzy mustache and a lot less British. Continue reading
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Let’s start with the most important of the three, which is clearly the Zoom chat. Continue reading
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Have you ever watched The Dropout on Hulu? It’s about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company,