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The Employer Handbook BlogFive things NJ employers need to know about the State’s expanded medical marijuana law
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Here are five things that local employers need to know about the amended CUMMA. Continue reading
40,000 reasons to remember that the duty to accommodate in your workplace begins right away
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They line up around the block. Continue reading
A stray comment is probably not enough to lose a discrimination lawsuit. But, it can be enough to lose a job.
Just ask a Detroit TV news anchor with 26 years of experience and 15 Michigan Emmys. Continue reading
Twenty years later, a creepy “casting couch”-type scene from Toy Story 2 hasn’t aged well.
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You can watch it here on YouTube.
But, if you purchase Toy Story 2, you’ll no longer find the “blooper reel” scene where Stinky Pete promises two Barbie Twins a role in Toy Story 3.
$5 trillion says that LGBT discrimination at work is against federal law
Today, we’re taking a break from wage-and-hour compliance because I’m not sure that you can continue to handle that much fun. How else would you interpret so many people (un)subscribing to this blog yesterday?
Instead, I want to talk about news of this brief that over 200 companies, representing more than 7 million employees, a wide variety of industries, and more than $5 trillion in revenue will file with the Supreme Court today. Continue reading
The most fun you can have in a week with wage and hour compliance!!!
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Don’t answer that question! Continue reading
What form of discrimination do juries hate most? (But, you’re probably doing the least to address.)
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A former federal judge once told me that of all the forms of employment discrimination that juries hate, bias against military personnel tops the list. Continue reading
How NOT to handle an employee’s return to work from heart surgery.
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It’s quite another to insist upon work restrictions.
The former is caring; the latter may be discrimination based on a perceived disability. Continue reading
A substitute teacher was fired for allegedly filming porn in a high school classroom. Let’s have a lesson on background checks.
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Ew! We need bleach and a dumpster fire for the school supplies! Continue reading
