By John A. Gallagher We have examined both Warner Brothers’ March 7, 2011 termination letter and Charlie Sheen’s March 10, 2011 lawsuit, and have come to … Read more
The Cost of Principle: What Charlie Sheen’s Firing Should Tell Us All
By John A. Gallagher Recently, we blogged on how employee’s Facebook posts, Tweets, etc. are being monitored by employers. These blogs observe that … Read more
Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Former Monster Exec
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the conviction of former Monster president and COO James Treacy, but ordered the trial court to recalculate part … Read more
Restrictive Social Media Policies Lead To a Better Union Case
Restricting your employees from talking to the media could end up hurting more than helping when it comes to unionization drives. As many readers know, … Read more
Will Discrimination Against the Unemployed Ever be Deemed Illegal?
By John A. Gallagher A recent article from the Huffington Post discusses an investigation by EEOC into whether employers are “discriminating” … Read more
That Wisconsin Battle? Why Don’t We Just Unionize Everyone Instead?
Like most HR folks, I’ve been keeping a close eye on Wisconsin’s budget issues and the battle with state employee unions. Here in Michigan, (and really, … Read more
Getting Down to Management Basics: 5 More Postulates of Employment Law
By Mark J. Neuberger Continuing the theme set forth in my earlier post on some guiding principles I have developed to deal with recurring … Read more
Court: Company May Be Liable For Discriminatory Motives Of Non-Decision Makers
By Melinda Caterine The U.S. Supreme Court has held that an employer may be liable for the discriminatory motives of a supervisor who influences but does … Read more
Refusing to Consider the Unemployed? Read This and Then You Decide
Is it a good idea for firms hiring to purposely exclude the unemployed from consideration? If you missed the news last summer (June 2010) about the growth … Read more
Why Background Checks Are a Necessary Evil
By Patricia F. Weisberg The majority of employers today conduct some form of background check prior to hiring a new employee. This practice, while many … Read more