By Eric B. Meyer Unfortunately, I did not win last night’s Powerball jackpot. Thus, today, you get a substantive post about employment law, rather than a … Read more
Should Handling Employee Benefits Be Handled by HR?
I have been having a debate with myself. It’s becoming both annoying and non-productive. So I thought I would invite you all into the dialogue. As I speak … Read more
Must Employers Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use?
By Eric B. Meyer I’ve blogged before about how grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to … Read more
Study Finds a $550 Incentive Doesn’t Motivate Workers to Lose Weight
By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds, a … Read more
Inconsistent Discipline Can Create Legal issues You Would Rather Avoid
By Eric B. Meyer Over the weekend, I read a FMLA retaliation opinion (Wheat v. Florida Parish Juvenile Justice Commission) from the Fifth U.S. Circuit … Read more
Last Word: Hey, Job Candidates – If It’s in the Public Domain, It’s Fair Game
Here’s something to remember about our always-connected Internet age: People are addicted to social media — and that addiction can have some … Read more
How Do You Accommodate Religious Beliefs for Hundreds of Employees?
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, I had one of those moments. You know the ones. For me, it was when a client asked me when I was going to blog about the Muslim … Read more
EEOC Is Pushing Changes to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
By Lisa McGlynn and Nick Beermann The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (aka GINA), is a federal law enacted in 2008 which prohibits employers … Read more
NLRB Rules That Employees Can Legally Record Most Workplace Conversations
By Eric B. Meyer There was a time when a secret recording in the workplace implied an expectation of privacy in whatever conversation was recorded. But, … Read more
Dumb HR Policies That Simply Drive Employees Crazy
Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 4 of 2015. Our regular content will return next … Read more