By Eric B. Meyer Recently, the EEOC sued a Texas company, alleging that the company engaged in disability discrimination, in violation of the Americans … Read more
Retaliation Claims: A Little Ambiguity Can Cause a Big Employer Headache
By Eric B. Meyer Retaliation claims have become the leading cause of action for employees. In fiscal year 2010, retaliation charges filed with the EEOC … Read more
5 Reasons Why It Really Sucks to Be a Salaried Worker in a Union Workforce
If you haven’t been following the United Auto Workers’ negotiations with the Big 3 U.S. automakers, it provides about as good a theater as watching … Read more
NLRB Backs Off (For Now) Requiring Mandatory Union Rights Poster
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board announced yesterday afternoon that is has pushed back its deadline for covered employers to post this … Read more
Why Your Employee Handbook Needs to Address Cell Phone Laws
By Anthony B. Golden Nevada has now joined the ranks of several other states that limit cell phone usage while driving. The new law, effective October 1, … Read more
Helping Hourly Workers Start to Get in on the Flex-Work Trend
Call this the other end of the spectrum from the recent TLNT story about how some brain-dead and backward companies were punishing employees for utilizing … Read more
Even Hooters Can Sue a Former Employee for Loss of Trade Secrets
By Michael R. Greco Hooters recently sued a competitor, La Cima Restaurants, alleging widespread misappropriation of trade secrets. That’s right. Trade … Read more
Judge OK’s Employee’s Firing For Facebook Post – But There’s a Catch
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled, for the first time, that an employer could legally fire … Read more
A Toothless Tiger: What You Need to Know About the WARN Act
By John A. Gallagher The WARN Act is The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. That’s a mouthful! In general, this statute is designed … Read more
What You Can Do to Help Bullyproof Your Workplace
By Susan R. Hartung Imagine this: You are the company human resources manager and Sam, a salesman employed by the company, has just come to you in … Read more