By Eric B. Meyer Exactly one month ago, I addressed what many consider to be the elephant in the room when it comes to transgender employees: Bathroom use. … Read more
HR Basics: When Do You Have to Pay Your Employees For Travel Time?
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s start this post off with a disclaimer: I’m going to address travel time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Many of you folks live … Read more
When an Employee Tosses Banana Peels and Claims Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer Where do I find these cases I write about, you ask? I ain’t telling. But seriously, this case (Ennis v. Del. Transit. Corp.) isn’t so much … Read more
Here Are Some of the Various Ways You Can Get Sued by Employees
Don’t give co-workers erotic books A recent Law 360 headline described a corporate senior counsel explained providing an erotic book with “playful and … Read more
Labor Dept. Says Again: No More Opinions For Employers on the FLSA
By John E. Thompson From the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s inception in 1938, employers sought, and officials of the U.S. Department of … Read more
Here’s Why You Should Never Put “Health Reasons” on a Termination Form
By Eric B. Meyer Happy Monday, everyone. Glad to see I didn’t break some of your content filters on Friday with my filthy NLRB post. But, hey, just another … Read more
NLRB: Employee’s Vicious, Foul Facebook Post Not Grounds For Firing
By Eric B. Meyer By now, all of us have read the articles, which claim that the law permits your employees to complain about work on social media — … Read more
An Ex-Employee Takes the Password to the LinkedIn Page — Now What?
By Eric B. Meyer Your company has set up a private LinkedIn Group. Your company, which controls who may become a member of the Group, has seen the number … Read more
How Not to Get Sued For April Foolishness in the Workplace
Editor’s Note: This popular TLNT post from 2013 seemed appropriate to bring back today. There’s a distinct possibility that some of your employees will do … Read more
Obama Vetoes Resolution Disapproving NLRB “Quickie” Election Rule
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito As predicted, President Obama has vetoed S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution of disapproval seeking to prevent … Read more