I am so stoked for today’s edition of The Employer Handbook Zoom Office Happy Hour.
I’ll tell you why. Continue reading
Your tax dollars at work, folks. Well, technically, just those of us in New Jersey. Continue reading
Tell me what you think of this. Continue reading
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers may require an employee to comply with the employer’s usual and customary notice and procedural requirements for requesting leave, absent unusual circumstances.
But unless you fancy defending FMLA interference claims, the call-in procedures shouldn’t require an advanced degree. Continue reading
During Thanksgiving week, I blogged about a Seventh Circuit decision and what makes a plaintiff alleging discrimination “similarly situated” to another employee outside of the plaintiff’s protected class whom the employer allegedly treated more favorably.
The Seventh Circuit concluded that a white man who was fired for effectively stealing from his employer was comparable to a black man with attendance issues. I told folks outside the Seventh Circuit to disregard this decision because I thought they got it wrong. But I never gave you any examples of cases upon which to rely instead. Well, let’s fix that today. Continue reading
Yesterday’s parting shot advised employers — not legal advice, mind you — that well-documented termination decisions are much better than “take my word on it, we should just fire him.”
Let’s test that theory today. Continue reading
As I read this summary judgment opinion last night, I fully expected the judge to send the plaintiff’s retaliation claim to trial.
But plot twist! He didn’t. Continue reading
I read a survey last night that blew my mind 🤯 Continue reading
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but the in-house company lawyers don’t always see eye-to-eye with the HR professionals, supervisors, and employees whom they counsel.
And vice versa. Continue reading
The Employer Handbook Blog
