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The Employer Handbook BlogDo your employees trust your Human Resources Department?
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NJ federal court: Employers don’t have to excuse medical marijuana users from taking workplace drug tests
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By any reasonable, objective measure, New Jersey was having a pretty good employee-rights run in 2018 — even by NJ standards. Continue reading
New Jersey is teaming up with the DOL to crack down on worker misclassification
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I feel like worker misclassification has been an issue that’s been flying under the radar for the last year or so, especially as it relates to independent contractors. Continue reading
EEOC: Major U.S. airline ignored sexual harassment that ultimately ended in an FBI arrest and conviction
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Surely, you remember the days (weeks) of horrible headlines that dogged United Airlines after the incident in which passengers filmed security dragging down the aisle a bloodied passenger who refused to give up his seat to an airline employee.
Well, United may soon be back above the fold again. And it’s for all the wrong reasons. Continue reading
“Eric, if we sexually harass female AND male employees, that cancels itself out, and we’re good, right?”
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No. Continue reading
What perks are your company offering to land top talent?
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Here’s where I’m going with this. Continue reading
Bah-gawd, those were two hecka-expensive bottles of orange juice!
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For one variety store chain accused of failing to accommodate and then firing a diabetic cashier who had to take a few bottles of orange juice from the store refrigerator to avoid seizing or passing out, well, the company swung hard!
- Motion for Summary Judgment (whiff!)
- Jury trial (whiff!)
- Appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (steeeeeeeerike three!)
Could an unhealthy Snapchat selfie addiction spiral into an ADA workplace disability?
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A recent American Medical Association study suggests that it could. Continue reading
Will Marco Rubio’s new federal paid-leave legislation be the one to emerge from the pack?
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Fact or Fiction: The ADA requires accommodating an employee to care for a relative with a 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.” Continue reading