By Michael J. Lotito This week, National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. came under fire from a sharply … Read more
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Against Pregnancy Discrimination, Sort Of
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court kinda, sorta clarified pregnancy accommodation rules at work. I’ll do my best to sort it out for you. … Read more
English-Only Work Rules May Discriminate – and Violate Labor Law, Too
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I posed this question: Is a workplace “English-only” rule legal? Yadda, yadda, yadda, sometimes. That is, in this … Read more
Can You Get Into an Employee’s Messages on a Company-Issued iPad?
By Eric B. Meyer Does a company invade an employee’s privacy by accessing personal texts on a work-issued iPad? This “invasion of privacy” question is the … Read more
Want a Game-Changing Position? You Should Try “HR Advisor” on for Size
Do you work in HR? Do you want to be promoted and make more money? Do you like being in charge? Are you ready to help your company make some important … Read more
Study: Obamacare Has Little Impact on Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage
There has been much hand wringing over the health law requirement that large employers this year offer insurance to workers who put in 30 or more hours a … Read more
Can Just Cashing a Paycheck Waive an Employee’s FLSA Overtime Claim?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve gotta hand it to the company in this recent federal appellate court opinion in Beaufort v. ActionLink, LLC. The company almost — … Read more
March Madness? The Other Crazy Things Employees Are Betting On
By Eric B. Meyer Got a busted bracket in your HR Department’s NCAA Men’s Tournament bracket pool? Well, according to this CareerBuilder.com survey, 1 in 7 … Read more
Think We Have Skills Shortages Now? Just Wait Until We Get to 2020
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Skills shortages in 2020 will rise to an … Read more
Congress Has Spoken, Mr. President: No “Quickie” Union Elections
By Lori Armstrong Halber In the words of House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline, R-MN, “Today, Congress voted to stop an unelected … Read more