Welcome to Alabama, where they see your one-grope rule and raise you two grabs of the derriere.
Why? Because, according to this recent federal court opinion, the average female employee would not find getting her ass grabbed twice by a male supervisor to be offensive.
Now remember, that for a woman to prove sexual harassment, she must show five things:
Meet Delaware lawyer, Brian Zulberti.
According to his website, back in 2013, after getting his DE bar license, Mr. Zulberti emailed every Delaware lawyer asking for information about job openings. In each email, he included this photo of himself in a sleeveless t-shirt.
Mr. Zulberti claims that this mass email, coupled with a subsequent story written in Above The Law, made him a “global internet sensation.”
In every one of the United States, except Montana, employment is at-will. This means that, absent a contract of employment for a specific period of time, you may fire an employee for any reason or no reason at all.
(Not to be confused with “right to work” — more on that here)
Well, I suppose that there are some exceptions. Like, you can’t discriminate. And many laws make it illegal to retaliate as well.
Why, just last week, I was saying that the Facebook stupidity scale had shifted away from teachers in favor of bar/tavern staff.
For future reference, you can never go wrong with Vining the one-year-old slugger.
I’m feeling rather charitable this evening as I punch out this post. Maybe it’s the proud feeling of crossing off my bucket list taking my four-year-old son to a Sunday early-bird at the biggest dive bar in South Jersey. (*Bonus points if you can guess the bar).
Well, I’m not sure if “proud” really captures it.
(And before you call DYFS, that’s sour mix pineapple juice).
I used to say that teachers were the most irresponsible Facebook user group. Now, I’m leaning towards the bar and nightclub industry.
Last month, a worker at a downtown Philadelphia bar displayed a Heineken chalkboard with the message “I like my beer like I like my violence… domestic.” to attract customers.
But, instead of achieving its desired effect, a passerby tweeted the photo to a local news station and a major cluster of a poopstorm ensued, which culminated in the worker losing his job.
This is my son’s first year playing t-ball. The rules, in case you’re not familiar with them, are simple:
- Everybody hits
- Everybody (eventually) rounds the bases
Within the past week, two states have passed laws, which will provide employees with more workplace protections.
Truth be told, I wasn’t sure that the internet had yet arrived in either Oklahoma or Louisiana, the latter of which is still controlled by a French monarch, I’m fairly certain.
(But since Louisiana also has beignets and Mardi Gras, all is forgiven).
I hope that you guys had a nice Memorial Day. Nothing like a good three-day weekend. Although, three of my four children didn’t seem to appreciate that most American businesses were closed for the holiday:
Sorry, kids.
Maybe, starting the workweek off with the Employment Law Blog Carnival: Small Business Edition over at the Employer’s Corner Blog will cheer them up.
So, check this out.
I read this case yesterday about an employee who provided her company with a November 12 doctor’s note, requesting that her hours be reduced due to her high-risk pregnancy. The employee would have become eligible for coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act on November 17.
The company fired her on November 16.
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