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The Employer Handbook BlogFrom the Archives: What ketchup on a hot dog can teach employers about at-will employment
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Either way, it doesn’t belong on a hot dog. Ever. Continue reading
It appears that, yes, you can be fired for flipping off President Trump’s motorcade.
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- flipped off President Trump’s motorcade,
- got photographed in the act,
- became a viral sensation,
- got fired from her job, and
- sued claiming a violation of public policy.
Whatever happened to that lawsuit? Continue reading
Your company is more like Google than you think. You have similar respect-in-the-workplace problems.
A few weeks ago, I delivered a #MeToo presentation to a local chapter of HR professionals. Our dialogue evolved into a discussion of other “respect in the workplace” topics with which many companies are presently wrestling. Continue reading
What do you do when you learn that an employee is a recovering opioid addict? What don’t you do?
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During this July 4th holiday week, I don’t expect many of you to read this blog. So, thank you to those who do stick around. And, come mid-week, I’ll set off some legal backyard fireworks in your honor.
***Updates shopping list***
And I’ll bring my A-game. B-plus, at least. For the rest of the week, you can expect nothing less from me than Russia’s performance against Spain in the World Cup.
We’re going to start off by revisiting an issue, the surface of which we began to scratch a few months ago: opioids and the workplace.
If your company receives a subpoena from the EEOC, whatever you do, don’t do this…
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Do we have a nominee for “worst employer of 2018”? Let’s see…
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For the last year and change, Jon Hyman, who blogs at the excellent Ohio Employer Law Blog, has run a series of posts identifying employers accused of egregious workplace violations.
Stuff so bad that it would have your employment practices liability insurance carrier hyperventilating into a 50-gallon trash bag. Continue reading
Four EEOC-approved ways that your company can prevent age discrimination at work
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Ayo, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission just released a report on “The State of Age Discrimination and Older Workers in the U.S. 50 Years After the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).” Continue reading
Although firing a proselytizing employee may be perfectly legal, making fun of him is a really bad idea.
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Just ask a midwest employer that had its motion for summary judgment denied and now may have to defend a hostile work environment claim before a federal jury. Continue reading
Before you deny an employee’s request for more extended leave after FMLA expires, read this.
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You know that expression about putting your money where your mouth is?
While unsanitary, I’m going to use it to make a point today about demonstrating undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading
If I hire you to shovel snow in hell, when hell eventually freezes over, you’d better shovel!
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Remember that as I share with you a recent Tenth Circuit opinion dealing with essential job functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading