By Eric B. Meyer Maybe it’s the luck of the draw, but most of the discrimination cases I defend are hostile work environment cases, where an alleged … Read more
Is a “Casual Conversation” About a Parent’s Health Enough to Trigger FMLA?
By Eric B. Meyer Last month, in this post, I addressed a recent opinion in which the court held that the words “Emergency Room,” when uttered … Read more
Independent Contractor Challenges Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
By Edward N. Boehm Jr. For at least three years now, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (along with a host of analogous … Read more
EEOC Wants Comments on Its Proposed Strategic Enforcement Plan
Now’s your chance: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released for public comment a draft of its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). … Read more
Workplace Investigations: Here’s Why Keeping Them Secret May be Unlawful
Do you tell employees to refrain from discussing internal investigations? You might be violating the law, according to both the EEOC and the NLRB. The … Read more
In Case You Were Wondering: No, the I-9 Form Isn’t Dead Yet
Lots of people are wondering what’s up with the I-9 form. Here’s the latest … The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requires employers to … Read more
The Problem When Attorneys Become Facebook Friends With a Litigant
By Eric B. Meyer It was bound to happen sooner or later… Mary Pat Gallagher of the the New Jersey Law Journal reports here (subscription required) … Read more
Court: ADA Doesn’t Require Indefinite Break From Essential Job Functions
By Eric B. Meyer Readers of this blog know (here, here, and here) that if a disabled employee requests an indefinite leave of absence from work, the … Read more
Pennsylvania Court Throws Out “Fluctuating Work Week” OT method
By Eric B. Meyer What is the fluctuating work week method of overtime compensation? Why is it no longer good in Pennsylvania? And why should you care? Lets … Read more
Some FLSA and HR Management Questions In Wake Of Hurricane Isaac
By John E. Thompson Recurring wage-hour issues tend to arise during the recovery from a natural disaster. We posted the following item last year in … Read more