It’s easy for time to get away from us, but here’s something that I remember as if it happened yesterday: President Ronald Reagan’s … Read more
The Disabled Persons Act: Rules Have Changed, But Game Remains the Same
By Arthur Chinski and William Miller While employers have to contend with many issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act concerning their employees, … Read more
Harassment at Work? It Takes More Than Sex in a Supply Closet
By Eric B. Meyer Apparently, sex in a supply closet is not sexual harassment At least that’s what a federal court in Utah opined. George Costanza … Read more
Job Ads Seeking ‘Employed Only’ May Bring Attention From the EEOC
Is your company among those who reject the unemployed because they are unemployed? If you are — and a report from the National Employment Law Project … Read more
Besides Bad PR, Currently Employed-Only Ads May Get You EEOC Attention
Is your company among those who reject the unemployed because they are unemployed? If you are — and a report from the National Employment Law Project … Read more
Tapping American Employees to Work in an Untapped Canadian Market
By Shannon Stevenson Your company just signed a lucrative contract to start a project in Canada next week. Your company, however, does not have operations … Read more
Pottymouths Don’t Usually Win Sexual Harassment Lawsuits
By Eric B. Meyer A federal court has bounced a woman’s sexual harassment claims against her former employer because the court believed that the woman … Read more
Why HR Needs to Stay on Top of Increasingly Changing Legal Issues
By Mark S. Floyd In the past, the HR department simply provided operational support and performed back-office personnel tasks in most workplaces. Today’s … Read more
California Non-Compete Agreements: Are They Still Legal After All?
By Michael R. Greco In an eye opening decision, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted a temporary … Read more
OSHA Wants to Encourage More Employees to Become Whistleblowers
By Eric B. Meyer In an announcement yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that it is … Read more