By John E. Thompson The holiday spirit moves many to volunteer for activities of a benevolent nature. An organization to which such individuals donate … Read more
Get Ready For Gridlock at the NLRB
By Eric B. Meyer Back in September, I joked that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was on the verge of disbanding. (Ok, maybe it wasn’t … Read more
Why Your Employees’ “Private” Facebook Posts Are Not So “Private”
By Eric B. Meyer What is this? A broken record? Yesterday, I blogged about a recent New York appellate decision in which the court held that an employee … Read more
What Every Employer Needs to Know to Avoid an ‘Office Party Gone Wrong’
Editor’s Note: This is only TLNT’s second holiday season, but there’s a lot of great content you might have missed at this time last … Read more
If a Former Employee Sues, Can You Access Their Facebook Postings?
By Eric B. Meyer What a whirlwind 12 months it’s been for Edith Employee! Or, should I say, Edith “former” Employee? Last year, she was … Read more
Employment at Will? It Doesn’t Apply to Workers Outside the U.S.
What many people do not know is that the U.S. is the only country where “employment at will” applies. I have worked with several in-house attorneys that … Read more
Job Descriptions Are Not Exemption Descriptions
By John E. Thompson Among the famous last words in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act Hall of Infamy are, “Let’s write the job descriptions … Read more
2012 H-1B Visa Cap Running Out and Likely to Be Hit Before End of 2011
By Kim Kiel Thompson Does your company rely on H-1B workers to fill critical positions? Do you anticipate hiring foreign nationals in the upcoming months? … Read more
Whistleblower Claims? Get HR Involved Early, Labor Lawyer Says
HR needs to be involved in whistleblower investigations just as soon as a claim is received. And that’s probably most critical in smaller companies … Read more
When The Whistle Blows, Do You Know What You Need to Do?
With the potential for whistle-blowing employees to reap hundreds of thousands, even millions, in bounties for reporting securities violations, companies … Read more