By Michael S. Mitchell By now you’re aware of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposed rule changes aimed at speeding up elections … Read more
Maximizing Benefits, Part 2: The Legal Problems in Offering Financial Advice
This week, I’m been explaining the four key reasons why employers do not prioritize benefits education, even though the majority of employers are very … Read more
Bad Business 101: Impersonating an Employee on Twitter and Facebook
One year for Halloween when I was in law school, no, actually, I was in law school, I dressed up as Mr. T. I had the gold, the overalls, the mohawk. People … Read more
Nevada Worker Gets $150,000 Settlement for Cubicle Claustrophobia
Sometimes, you come across a workplace story that is so mind boggling that you have to read it twice just to make sure that it wasn’t something you … Read more
Business Embracing Social Media, But Not Always What Employees Say
If you recruit in Italy, don’t check the social networks when you background a candidate. In Spain, you can monitor the time your workers spend on … Read more
Court Decision Makes it Easier to Enforce Non-Competes in Texas
By Michael R. Greco Continuing to chip away at one of its prior decisions, the Texas Supreme Court just made it a bit easier to enforce restrictive … Read more
Louisiana Immigration Law Creates New Protections, Penalties For Employers
By Tabatha George Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed into law a new bill requiring Louisiana employers to take additional steps to ensure that employees are … Read more
A Few Words With the Secretary of Labor at the Workforce Policy Summit
One gripe I have with our recent Secretaries of Labor — both Republican Elaine Chao and now Democrat Hilda Solis — is that they don’t get … Read more
Recent NLRB Rulings Complicate Employer-Worker Relations
By Marc Bloch Labor always has been a big supporter of the Democratic Party. Lately, with little to show for that support, it’s reflected in the fact … Read more
5 Things to Remember When Providing Employees FMLA Leave
By Eric B. Meyer The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) affords eligible employees up to 12 work weeks of leave during any 12-month period for, among … Read more