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The Employer Handbook BlogEmployer sees something wrong with a little bump n’ grind, defeats sexual harassment lawsuit
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From wonky to wonkier, why your arbitration agreement may not be worth the paper on which it is printed?
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Yesterday, I successfully alienated every reader that doesn’t work in the restaurant industry or otherwise nerd out on Fair Labor Standards Act minutiae.
Today, I double down with idiosyncratic arbitration agreements, specifically those possibly used by New Jersey employers. I promise to get back to something more universal tomorrow. Perhaps, Nova Scotian paid sick leave legislation. Continue reading
Fair Labor Standards Act Obituaries: The 80/20 Rule
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The 80/20 rule passed away peacefully on November 8, 2018, when the U.S. Department of Labor issued this Opinion Letter. Continue reading
Your 11-month employee just requested FMLA leave. Can you fire her before leave begins in the 12th month?
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You’re not seriously considering doing this, are you? Continue reading
Google ends forced arbitration of sexual harassment claims. Should you? Then what?
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A reporter sought an interview with a Senate candidate, but said a little bit more — TMI — after she thought she had hung up the phone.
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Spoiler alert: She got fired.
What if the general release in your severance agreement isn’t as “general” as you think it is? What then?
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On Tuesday, I wrote about severance agreements. Specifically, I suggested that employers benefit from: (1) drafting easy-to-understand agreements; and (2) giving former employees a reasonable amount of time to read the agreement and decide whether to sign.
Generally, if you check those boxes, you’ve got yourself an enforceable agreement in which the former employee has released all claims.
Well, there may be at least one exception. Continue reading
It’s unanimous! Supreme Court rules that any public-sector employee 40 years or older may file an age-bias claim
Lest you think that eight Supreme Court Justices — Justice Kavanaugh did not participate — can never see eye-to-eye on how to resolve an employment law issue. Continue reading
Severance Agreements: Make them easy to understand and don’t pressure an employee to sign
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At least two employees didn’t read my ‘blackface’ post, and you’ll never believe what some Idaho teachers wore for Halloween
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I know that wearing blackface on Halloween is a bad idea. You know it too. And, now, so does Megyn Kelly.
But not everyone got the memo. Continue reading