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The Employer Handbook BlogThe Department of Labor trifecta is now complete with new joint-employer rules coming soon
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On Equal Pay Day, let’s take a closer look at what’s being done to address pay disparity.
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Today is Equal Pay Day. Continue reading
Another New Jersey court weighs in on MedMar accommodations…and it’s WILD!
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The case is called Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. So, yeah, it’s “Wild.”
And so as not to bury the lede, the court concluded that the plaintiff, a medical marijuana user, could pursue discrimination claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (the LAD) against his employer. Continue reading
🚨🚨DOL plans to clarify how companies calculate overtime for employees🚨🚨
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I remember the time that the U.S. Department of Labor showed up unannounced to the Bloggerdome.
It was yesterday. And, I’m pretty sure that the five-year-old ratted me out for paying my other three kids in Cheerios for installing a marble driveway. The driveway was a birthday gift I gave to myself.
(I turn 43 today.)
But, lesson learned. And even though this never really happened, I feel your pain, friends. I know how difficult it can be to comply with wage and hour laws. Continue reading
Fact or Fiction: Can an employee pursue a hostile work environment claim based on his disability?
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That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post.”
It’s your fault that this post is so short. Continue reading
Discrimination 101
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And I suppose that was a bit of a misnomer because there’s more to it. So, let’s talk about that today.
EEOC: A company that helps people with disabilities violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Isn’t it ironic? Don’t you think? Continue reading
How does one of your employees actually prove discrimination in court?
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Alright, fine. I’ve got a little something to say about this. Continue reading
The time has come to re-rank my cereal cabinet. Let’s do it ‘Rocky’ style!
A few years ago, I hit the pause button on HR compliance one day to address a far more critical matter; namely, ranking the contents of my cereal cabinet.
Since then, the Bloggerdome has a new kitchen, a new cereal cabinet, and mostly new cereals. Continue reading
The EEOC held a ‘top secret’* meeting with business groups yesterday and I’ve got all the details.
And by ‘top secret,’ I mean ‘public’ where anyone can attend.
I didn’t attend because I don’t trust the blogmobile with the valet, among other reasons. Fortunately for us, however, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was kind enough to summarize this “Industry Leaders Roundtable Discussion on Harassment Prevention.”