By Eric B. Meyer My loyal readers know that yesterday the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a public meeting to discuss pregnancy … Read more
Have Law Degree, No Job, Will Sue
Law schools across the country are being sued by graduates who claim they were misled into believing that a law degree would be their ticket to a … Read more
A Valentine’s Day Sermon: Why Office Relationships Are Self-Destructive
Editor’s Note: Although I mentioned this Valentine’s post from last year earlier this week, I have had a number of readers ask if we could … Read more
The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Request FMLA Certification
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act allows an employer to require that a employee’s request for FMLA leave be supported by a … Read more
The Case of the Canned Cat Feeder and Other HR Tales
Did you hear the one about the guy who got fired for getting married? How about the transit worker arrested on charges she faked an on-duty armed robbery … Read more
Wrong Response to a Pay Complaint Can Pose Big Employer Risks
By John E. Thompson Betty works for The Big Store as a non-exempt accounts Payable Clerk. She is assigned to help with taking a merchandise inventory over … Read more
12 Steps to Immigration Compliance in 2012
By Shannon Stevenson Although the presidential candidates will not be delving into all the volatile details of immigration in an election year, employers … Read more
The So-Called Privacy of Employee Emails
By Eric B. Meyer Warning: Humblebrag alert. Reporters call me all the time. It’s a wonder that I can get any work done. Why, just last week, I was … Read more
Will Rest of Rust Belt Follow Indiana With Right-to-Work Legislation?
By George D. Adams On February 1, 2012, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed right-to-work legislation into law. Right-to-work laws prohibit anyone from … Read more
Court Rules That Supervisors May Be Liable For FMLA Violations
By Eric B. Meyer In this case of first impression in the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, which covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, … Read more