By Eric B. Meyer Happy Monday, everyone. Glad to see I didn’t break some of your content filters on Friday with my filthy NLRB post. But, hey, just another … Read more
Weekly Wrap: No More Managers? It Just Won’t Work, Even at Zappos
I like Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, and there are a lot of other people who do, too. That’s because he’s an innovative business thinker with a ton of … Read more
NLRB: Employee’s Vicious, Foul Facebook Post Not Grounds For Firing
By Eric B. Meyer By now, all of us have read the articles, which claim that the law permits your employees to complain about work on social media — … Read more
An Ex-Employee Takes the Password to the LinkedIn Page — Now What?
By Eric B. Meyer Your company has set up a private LinkedIn Group. Your company, which controls who may become a member of the Group, has seen the number … Read more
Obama Vetoes Resolution Disapproving NLRB “Quickie” Election Rule
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito As predicted, President Obama has vetoed S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to prevent … Read more
Class Action Claim For Running Background Check Gets Tossed in Court
Finally, a voice of reason. Employers got some good news from a judge in the Northern District of California last week, when the court granted Paramount … Read more
Can an Employer Be Blamed For Employee Who Is Unfit to Work?
By Eric B. Meyer One week ago today, a Germanwings plane carrying 150 people crashed and killed everyone on board. Since then, there is mounting evidence … Read more
Congress Considering Bills Providing Paid Leave, Flexible Schedules
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman This month, a handful of bills were introduced that seek to create a national right to paid leave, and entitle employees to request … Read more
Silicon Valley Gender Bias Trial Brings Spotlight to Gender Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer I intended to begin the week with a post about a company’s legal obligation to predict — yes, predict — an employee’s mental fitness for … Read more
Weekly Wrap: With Employees, Does Personality Trump Skills, Competence?
A long time ago, I worked with a company that valued managers with great personalities over just about anything else. There was one particular guy who … Read more