By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2005, a Pennsylvania federal court recognized in this opinion that an employee’s FMLA rights become sacrosanct upon … Read more
Why Don’t Non-Compete Agreements Seem to Apply to Football Coaches?
By Michael P. Elkon In the realm of examining whether non-compete provisions should be used in particular professions, this article by Clay Travis asks an … Read more
Is Friggatriskaidekaphobia Affecting Your Workplace Today?
Welcome all you friggatriskaidekaphobians. We feel your pain, even if we don’t share your fear of Friday the 13th. Most of us, of course, note it … Read more
Is Friggatriskaidekaphobia Affecting Your Workplace Today?
Welcome all you friggatriskaidekaphobians. We feel your pain, even if we don’t share your fear of Friday the 13th. Most of us, of course, note it … Read more
Latest NLRB Decision Rules in Favor of Organized Labor Shenanigans
By Eric B. Meyer No inflatable rats here, folks. Just some organizing shenanigans. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board was tasked with … Read more
“Flexible Work” Trend Still Necessitates Wage-Hour Compliance
By Edward N. Boehm Jr. A recent Time magazine item by Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding discusses what he sees as a growing trend to abandon the … Read more
NLRB Rules That Employers Can’t Require Workers to Use Arbitration
The National Labor Relations Board continues to jump into controversial workplace issues, ruling late Friday that employers can’t force employees to … Read more
Who Owns the LinkedIn Account You Maintain for an Employee?
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, we looked at a recent federal-court decision to determine whether LinkedIn connections are considered trade secrets. Today, … Read more
8 Major & Emerging Challenges Facing Global Employers in 2012
We all know we’ll be facing a lot of challenges here in the U.S. as we get deeper into 2012, but what will the challenges be for employers operating … Read more
President Infuriates Business Groups With Recess Appointments to NLRB
See update below Last month, a story in Politico described the squabbling between business and labor over open seats on the National Labor Relations Board … Read more