Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
Employment Law Basics: ADEA and the Dangers of Age Discrimination
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
Is Your Anti-Harassment Policy Translated Into Multiple Languages?
By Eric B. Meyer When an employer is faced with a sexual-harassment lawsuit, one of its best defenses is that the company took reasonable care (e.g., … Read more
New Bill Would Require Accommodation for Pregnant Employees
By Eric B. Meyer Does an employer have to provide a reasonable accommodation to a pregnant employee to allow her to perform the essential functions her … Read more
Employment Law Basics: Living With the ADA and the ADAAA
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
NLRB Backs an Employer in Its First Facebook-Firing Decision
By Eric B. Meyer Look out for that flying pig! No, it’s true. The National Labor Relations Board actually sided with an employer on a social-media … Read more
Tired of H-1B Visa Problem, Microsoft Puts Its Money Where It’s Mouth Is
Who says you can’t throw money at a problem? Faced with the chronic issue of too few H-1B visas and the unwillingness of Congress or the Obama … Read more
California Law Bans Employers From Requesting Social Media Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, California became the third state to pass a law that bans employers from requesting online user names and passwords from … Read more
Survey: 50% of All Companies Have Hired Workers With a Criminal Record
A CareerBuilder survey released today says 51 percent of human resources managers report their company has hired workers with a criminal record. It’s an … Read more
Can Pot-Smoking, Liquored-Up Employees Qualify For Workers Comp?
In a recent installment of You Be the Judge, I asked you to weigh in on two workers’ compensation cases. The question: Who gets benefits? Here’s a quick … Read more