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Court denies man’s pay-disparity claim because, yep, he was paid more than the women. 🤦

December 5, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I don’t remember much from law school.

“Meyer, quick! Name three of ’em!”

Ok. Continue reading

Discrimination. It ain’t rocket science. Well, except when it is.

December 4, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yes, even NASA gets sued for discrimination from time to time. Continue reading

Wait, what? What did that store’s general manager just say about the applicant with a hurt arm?

December 3, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Remember the employer that got socked with a six-figure jury award when it refused to allow a cashier to consume two bottles of orange juice from the store’s refrigerator to avoid slipping into diabetic shock?

Welp, that employer apparently has not yet mastered the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading

The woman who worked for a sex-toy store has … wait for it … a sex-plus claim.

November 30, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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On most days, I blog for you, my readers, to educate you on new legal issues and to keep you ahead of the HR-compliance curve.

This is not most days.

This GM’s Facebook posts weren’t enough to sink his employer, but you may not be so lucky.

November 29, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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Yet again, here’s another situation in which off-the-clock social media posts impact the workplace. Continue reading

340,000 reasons to take harassment complaints about customers seriously

November 28, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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If you know that one of your customers is getting all racist and handsy with employees, you have to do something about that. You know that, right?

It would appear that one California employer didn’t get the memo. Continue reading

Do you have to pay overtime to a drug dealer?

November 27, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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I just finished binging the first season of Narcos: Mexico on Netflix, which was awesome! Set in the 1980s, the show explores the growth of the cartel drug trade in Mexico. During one of the episodes, some of the main drug dealers discuss how it is inevitable that marijuana will become legalized.

And how right they were! Continue reading

Are you confident — “defending-a-class-action-lawsuit” confident — that you’re protecting electronic employee data?

November 26, 2018 | by Eric B. Meyer

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It’s Cyber Monday. And, since you could’ve rested your deal-finding, typing fingers anywhere. I appreciate that you’re resting them with me before rejoining the masses for some holiday shopping online.

Unfortunately, if you came here looking for links to big savings, I can’t help you. But, what I can do for you on this Cyber Monday is offer your business some different cyber tips. It’s the type of information that could save you thousands, or even millions of dollars if your business stores employee data electronically. Continue reading