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The Employer Handbook BlogWill the Supreme Court sip from the FMLA ‘Holy Grail’?
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Okayyyyyy!
Oh, hold up. Not that Holy Grail. Continue reading
My list of most likely candidates to take an FMLA day in Philly yesterday #FlyEaglesFly
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I teased it yesterday when I speculated that Monday may be a pretty big Family and Medical Leave Act day around Philadelphia.
To back up my hypothesis, I scoured Twitter and YouTube for some likely candidates.
I hope that you have fun with this. (I, for one, may have peed a little).
What makes for good headlines isn’t necessarily unlawful harassment
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Last week, I was debating whether to do an Aziz Ansari post. But, then I read my buddy Robin Shea’s post at Employment & Labor Insider. She nailed it, of course.
So, I’m going to take a different angle on something that’s not workplace harassment either. Continue reading
Get ready PA employers! Governor Tom Wolf just proposed an overtime overhaul.
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Who is still breathing a sigh of relief that the proposed U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules never took effect?
Not so fast Pennsylvania employers.
You may want to take a deep breath and start clutching your pearls. Continue reading
New Jersey’s new governor wastes no time going after equal pay and gender equity issues.
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Well, that sure was fast.
89,000 reasons to take a more holistic approach to workplace accommodations
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Here’s a reminder from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for employers to think twice about setting a deadline on an employee’s accommodation request. Continue reading
What does it take to be individually liable for discrimination? A lot.
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Most discrimination lawsuits involve a single, individual plaintiff and, on the other side of the “v,” a company as the sole defendant. But, sometimes, that plaintiff will name additional individual defendants too, such as a manager, supervisor, or even someone from Human Resources.
When that happens, what are the chances that the individual will end up legally responsible with the plaintiff prevails at trial?
Dear Handbook: Is it cool if I spray air fresheners to mask my co-worker’s obnoxious chronic body odor?
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For Amber Bridges, a former City of Indianapolis employee, it allegedly got her fired. Continue reading
Dude, where’s my car?
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The title of this blog post is somewhat misleading.
Yes, this post combines cars and employment law. But, more than anything, it was just an excuse to use this cool image, play The Cars – a song called “Drive,” no less – and say, “Dude, where’s my car?”
You’ll see what I mean. Continue reading
The Trump DOL just unearthed a bunch of employer-friendly Bush-era Opinion Letters.
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Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor did more for employers than just revamp its internship test.
It re-issued a slew of opinion letters to help employers with sticky wage-and-hour issues. I’ve highlighted a few of the more notable ones below.
[Fair warning: We get kinda wonky by the end] Continue reading