Anti-discrimination law focuses on the impact that bad acts have on victims, not on whether the actor intended the consequences of his actions. That’s why many employment lawyers caution employer-clients against second chances for employees that do things that others perceive as discriminatory.
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Perhaps they wanted to upstage my triumphant return to Zoom for a COVID-19 HR lunchtime happy hour spectacular, which is this tomorrow at noon EDT (register here). Continue reading
He called him an “***hole” and “stupid” too. Then, he told the owner that nobody liked him, everyone talked about him behind his back, and even threatened that the owner would regret firing him if he did.
Sure enough, the company violated the law when it fired him. Seriously. Continue reading
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I’m about to take you on a trip to a nerd paradise: no planes, no masks, no COVID-19.
It’s just you and me in FMLA Wonk City.
Earlier this week, ViacomCBS announced that it had severed ties with Nick Cannon over anti-Semitic remarks he made recently on this episode of his YouTube podcast “Cannon’s Class.” Continue reading
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While I sit here and eat a little crow, you be on the lookout for pigs flying. Continue reading
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Near the end of last month, I blogged here about this Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that, in most instances, it would no longer pursue pre-litigation liquidated damages arising out of a wage and hour investigation of your company. Continue reading
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Last week, I posted here about how several states, including the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, has new quarantine rules for out-of-state travel. For example, the Pennsylvania Department of Health posted this information on its “COVID-19 Information for Travelers.”
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19. One of those reasons is when an employee is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and is seeking a medical diagnosis. Continue reading
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