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Consider this simple set of facts:
Has the employer violated the FMLA? Continue reading
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Maybe Fontrell Antonio Baines, 31, who uses the stage name “Nuke Bizzle,” took it one teensy step too far. Continue reading
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It’s getting hot in herrrrrrrrrrrrre!
Well, tepid. It’s an employment law blog, after all. Continue reading
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Restauranteur Nusret Gökçe became an internet sensation a few years ago. Basically, he’s famous because he did this. And he’s easy on the eyes. Hence, the nickname “Salt Bae.” Continue reading
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Last Friday, I read an attorney’s status update on LinkedIn that asked a simple question, one which many of us often take for granted.
“What is the cost of inaction?” Continue reading
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If I’m taking the plaintiff’s deposition, and I hear these words escape his lips when describing the termination meeting with this supervisor, well, I’m not sure how I would go about maintaining my poker face. Continue reading
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I’m conflicted. Continue reading
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Rarely — and by “rarely,” I mean usually — I’ll have an employer client ask me about countersuing an employee that has just sued the company.
First, you’re probably just throwing good money after bad. But, I generally don’t debate this with my more “principled” clients — at least the ones willing to pay me a large retainer 😉.
But, there’s a bigger issue. Continue reading
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Imagine not only facing a Charge of Discrimination that one of your employees has filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission but also enduring an investigation where the EEOC ultimately concludes there is reasonable cause to believe discrimination has occurred.
Uggh. Continue reading
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