By Garrett Fenton Last March, the U.S. Department of Labor issued Technical Release 2011-01, which modified and extended its previously-announced … Read more
Here’s Proof That a Twitter Firing Can Withstand NLRB Scrutiny
By Eric. B. Meyer I was considering three topics for today’s post: A teacher who was fired for watching 67 seconds of pornography; This smokin-hot … Read more
Wage & Hour Claims Made Simple With Labor Department Phone App
By Eric B. Meyer The U.S. Department of Labor has created apps to allow non-exempt employees to record their time on their iPhones and iPads. What will the … Read more
How Long Does an Employee Get to Review a Severance Agreement?
By Eric B. Meyer If you guessed 15 minutes, you would be right, according to a recent decision from the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. And you … Read more
Did Apple Mastermind Anti-Poaching Deal? Lawsuit Says it Did
The other shoe is dropping in last year’s anti-poaching case the U.S. Department of Justice brought against six big-name tech firms, and it is … Read more
A Rare But Important Employer Victory With the NLRB
By Eric B. Meyer On April 29, 2011, a unanimous three-member panel (including Member Hayes) of the NLRB agreed to set aside the results of an elections … Read more
How One Company is Paying the Price for a Lack of Solid HR Administration
One of the resounding themes of the “let’s get HR a seat at the table” discussion that seems to pop up every so often is the idea that HR … Read more
What’s Up, Doc? Emergency Room Doctor Fired for Posting Photos on Facebook
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this week, I wrote about a nurse who was fired and denied unemployment compensation benefits because, instead of medicating a … Read more
Arizona Law: Legislative Prescription For Employer Medical Marijuana Issues
By Chris M. Mason Employers in Arizona exhaled a sigh of relief as Governor Jan Brewer signed a new law Friday, April 29, 2011. Among other things, the new … Read more
No Unemployment Benefits for Women Fired for Facebooking at Work
By Eric B. Meyer If you read this blog (or just about any other labor and employment law blog), you know that social media policies have fallen under … Read more