By Gregory A. Brown Recently, on opposite coasts, health care union have been pressing voter ballot initiatives to win concessions from hospitals and other … Read more
The Heat Is Getting Turned Up on Academic-Sponsored Internships
By John E. Thompson We have long warned that one should not simply assume that an internship associated with or sponsored by an educational institution … Read more
Implementing Drug and Alcohol Testing at Non-U.S. Operations
By Danielle Urban Many U.S.-based employers perform pre-employment, post-accident, or random drug testing, and with some exceptions, are generally … Read more
Daughter’s Facebook Post Costs Her Dad an $80k Employment Settlement
By Eric B. Meyer I’ll bet this father didn’t “like” his daughter’s Facebook post very much. Dad is the former headmaster at a … Read more
Are You Getting Tripped Up by Local Employee Ordinances?
The National Football League’s longstanding Super Bowl ticket distribution system recently got a legal penalty flag in the form of a consumer lawsuit based … Read more
NLRB Schedules Public Meetings on “Ambush” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled at least two public meetings to address the controversial re-proposal of a rule that … Read more
Yes, Employers Can’t Require a Note for Each Intermittent FMLA Absence
By Eric B. Meyer Those four-letter federal employment statutes — FMLA and FLSA — can be a real pain in the rear, am I right? Today’s … Read more
Nurses’ Unions Intensify Push For Legislation on Nurse-Patient Ratio
By Melissa L. McDonagh For several years, nurses’ unions have lobbied, with varying success, for legislation implementing nurse-patient ratios. The nurses’ … Read more
Must I Accommodate a Graveyard Shift Worker With Insomnia?
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s assume that you run a factory in which employees are scheduled on one of two shifts: (1) 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM; or (2) 6:00 … Read more
Sometimes (Especially in California), the Wrong Shoes Can Really Cost You
By Howard Mavity Warehouses and distribution centers (DC’s) are not the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most frequently inspected … Read more