By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, a Philadelphia-area teacher was suspended after her school learned about nasty comments on her personal blog concerning … Read more
Required NLRB Poster on Employee Rights Now Available to Employers
By Raymond C. Haley III On September 14, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board made the newly-required poster describing employee rights under the … Read more
Record Award For Man Fired While Recovering From Cancer Surgery
Lots of cutting-edge workplace and HR issues percolate up and out to the rest of country from here in California (where the TLNT world headquarters just … Read more
Competitive Compensation? It’s All Relative in the Global Marketplace
With globalization comes added complexity for Human Resources. When companies begin to expand operations into countries outside the headquarters, local … Read more
Court: Hostile Work Environment Can Be Part of Age Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer You know what’s not a good business practice for a car dealership? Referring to an older male employee as “old man,” … Read more
Uneven Discipline Can Lead to Big Headaches – and Even Bigger Lawsuits
By Eric B. Meyer A longtime employee of the Secretary of State’s office in Illinois claimed that two white managers targeted him for termination … Read more
Disability, Family Leave, ADA, Workers’ Comp – How They All Fit Together
By John A. Gallagher When an employee is required to miss work due to a physical ailment, many different issues and/or laws come into play. We break down … Read more
NLRB Slams Non-Union Firm for Firing Employees Over Facebook Comments
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this year, reports of a Connecticut ambulance company firing an employee who had complained about her supervisor on Facebook, … Read more
Protecting Your Company’s Confidential Information in Australia
By Philip Marchion In a thriving economy, companies may not be as worried about losing a little business here and there because they are likely picking it … Read more
Fantasy Football: Is it Good or Bad for Workplace Productivity?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the most underrated aspect of the NFL lockout ending is that we get Fantasy … Read more