The Employer Handbook Blog

American businesses fight back against union-rights notice rule

September 23, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Readers of this blog know from this post that the National Labor Relations Board is forcing most private-sector employers to post this notice to inform employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which includes the right to form a union.

Now, some employer-groups are fighting back. Find out how and, more importantly, whether your business may get a reprieve from the posting requirement, after the jump.

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Your [trade] secrets are safe with NJ…almost.

September 22, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Raise your hand if your state has adopted a Uniform Trade Secrets Act — a law that affords companies an additional layer of protection by providing for civil remedies in cases of trade-secret theft by employees and others.

Not so fast, New Jersey.

Well, all that may be about to change. Details after the jump…

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What’s the tax treatment on a Georgia lap dance anyway?

September 21, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

After the jump, you’ll meet Karenza Clincy. She, along with other “nude, female exotic dancers,” sued The Onyx (safe for work), an Atlanta Nightclub, for wage and hour violations. The club claims that the dancers are independent contractors. The plaintiff-dancers claim that they are employees — and employees get minimum wage and time-and-a-half for overtime.

Who wins? ~~We all do.~~ Hit the jump for a trip down to the A-T-L (feat. Ludacris) and — what the heck were we talking about — oh yeah, the answer to some legal question…

Fact or Fiction: Some U.S. discrimination laws extend worldwide

September 20, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

That’s right folks. It’s time for another edition of “Fact or Fiction” a/k/a “Quick Answers to Quick Questions” a/k/a QATQQ f/k/a “I don’t feel like writing a long blog post”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJzuqZEbFHQ

The answer to today’s question is fact.

Like, wow! We’re on Facebook.

September 19, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

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An employer’s response to a social-media nightmare. Thoughts?

September 16, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Earlier this year, a local teacher was suspended after her school learned about nasty comments on her personal blog concerning her students. And that story became national news. More on the history here, here, and here.

Now, word has it that the school is considering a social-media policy. Well, it’s about time! What’s in the policy and does it go too far? Find out after the jump.

Feds issue mandatory union rights poster. Funny video follows…

September 15, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

Back on August 26, in this post, I gave the heads up that the National Labor Relations Board would require most private-sector employers to post a notice, in a conspicuous location, informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, which includes the right to form a union.

That poster is now available for download. You can find a copy of it here. Copies also are available from any of the NLRB’s regional offices.

My law firm has an e-Alert that went out yesterday about the poster. You can read that here. Or, you can check out the NLRB’s frequently asked questions about the posting requirement here. For even more information on how this posting requirement could affect your business, contact a labor-and-employment attorney. (Hey, I’m a labor-and-employment attorney!)

Businesses rejoice! NJ adopts new overtime regulations.

September 14, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

This old mother****** may just have an age discrimination claim

September 13, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

You know what’s not a good business practice for a car dealership? Referring to an older male employee as “old man,” “pops,” and “old mother******” and then steering car sales away from him to younger employees. Age discrimination is serious business, yo.

Details on this gem after the jump…

By The Numbers: Employment laws by total employees

September 12, 2011 | by Eric B. Meyer

With so many employment laws out there, it’s not easy to keep track of what those laws say — let alone under which of them your business may be covered.

Well, who loves ya! After the jump, it’s employment laws by the numbers — number of employees that is — that your business must employ to be covered under certain specific federal employment laws. (I’ll even throw in a few extra state statutes for my PA/NJ/DE readers).

GREAT BIG DISCLAIMER: What you’ll find after the jump are the numerosity requirements for various federal laws. There are a slew of other legal hoops through which your business may need to jump. Be smart. Discuss them with an attorney.

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