By Eric B. Meyer A received a number of emails following my blog post, “Can you refuse to hire a person whom you fear may have a future disability?” One of … Read more
It’s Not Easy to Determine If an Employee Is Really “Exempt”
By John E. Thompson Coming changes in at least some of the U.S. Department of Labor’s definitions for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s … Read more
Vague Policies + Poor HR Communications = FMLA disaster
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I blogged here about the importance of communicating with employees on the Family and Medical Leave Act to stay abreast … Read more
5 Ways the U.S. Can Compete with New European Jobs Act
In January, the Italian government announced the Jobs Act, designed to protect Italy’s growing class of freelancers and the self-employed. The Jobs Act … Read more
Under the ADA, Working Overtime Can be Considered an Essential Job Function
By Eric B. Meyer Back in 2012, when I wasn’t part of this new protected class, I wrote here about whether an employer would violate the Americans with … Read more
How To Respond If A Worker Is Served With A Restraining Order
By Travis Vance and Howard Mavity After yet another incident of workplace violence in the news, we have to consider that any employee served with a … Read more
Supreme Court Deadlocks Over Challenge to Mandatory Union Dues
By Sarah J. Moore In a deadlocked 4-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court could not reach a majority consensus in determining whether it is unconstitutional … Read more
Does It Ever Make Sense to Get an Age Discrimination Release?
By Eric B. Meyer In honor of my 40th birthday today, how about a primer on age discrimination releases? I’m pretty sure that I’ll get my … Read more
Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act Should Be Wake-Up Call for Employers
By Eric B. Meyer The proposed U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules are a walk in the park compared to this new “wage theft prevention” bill That’s … Read more
Fired For Heckling — and, For Posting It on Twitter, Too
By Eric B. Meyer I was going to start the week with this story from TheLedger.com. But then, that whole HR getting sued for FMLA violations thing caught my … Read more