In a 2008 interview with the Ladies Home Journal, Barack Obama stated that, “The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it … Read more
Labor Department Cranking Up Compliance Pressure on “Joint-Employers”
By John E. Thompson Readers will recall that, in 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would pay particular attention to multi-party … Read more
Beware Draconian Settlements With the U.S. Department of Labor
By John E. Thompson The scope of potential punishments in federal Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits brought by the U.S. Department of Labor apparently is … Read more
3 Key Collective Bargaining Lessons From the Chicago Teachers Strike
Holy shiny red apple Batman, the Chicago teacher’s strike is over! It was a rough seven days for parents and students in the nation’s third largest public … Read more
Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
By Eric B. Meyer Much has been written lately in the blogosphere about telecommuting as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities … Read more
NLRB’s First Social Media Ruling Slams Costco’s Policy, OKs Defamation
By Eric B. Meyer It’s been a while since I’ve addressed social media policies and the National Labor Relations Act on this blog. Longer than … Read more
Hospital To Pay Nearly $1 Million To Settle Workplace Language Lawsuit
In one of the largest language discrimination settlements ever negotiated by the EEOC, a California hospital agreed to pay almost $1 million to settle a … Read more
6 Tips to Ensure Your Company Has a Strong Anti-Harassment Policy
By Eric B. Meyer You’ve got an anti-harassment policy. All managers and employees have copies and you just completed training on the policy for your … Read more
There Are Now 104 Million Reasons for Unethical Employers to be Worried
Employers are worried about expanded whistleblower rights under federal law. Unethical employers certainly should be, as a recent case in which a convicted … Read more
Getting Down to Management Basics: My 5 Postulates of Employment Law
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a … Read more