By Eric B. Meyer Is it whistleblowing when your job is to report violations of the law? That is the question that a former Starbucks employee is asking the … Read more
Here’s a Different Way to Do Your OFCCP Veteran Outreach
Does the name Thom Beers ring any bells? Try Ice Road Truckers or Deadliest Catch or Storage Wars. Beers is the man behind these shows, two of them Emmy … Read more
Are Employers Facing Tougher Regulatory Times This Year?
Are you concerned about the ever-increasing workplace regulatory efforts coming out of Washington? Well, don’t expect that to end anytime soon … Read more
Protecting an Employee’s Pre-Eligibility FMLA Request: What You Need to Do
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