Finally, a voice of reason. Employers got some good news from a judge in the Northern District of California last week, when the court granted Paramount … Read more
Can an Employer Be Blamed For Employee Who Is Unfit to Work?
By Eric B. Meyer One week ago today, a Germanwings plane carrying 150 people crashed and killed everyone on board. Since then, there is mounting evidence … Read more
Congress Considering Bills Providing Paid Leave, Flexible Schedules
By Ilyse Wolens Schuman This month, a handful of bills were introduced that seek to create a national right to paid leave, and entitle employees to request … Read more
Silicon Valley Gender Bias Trial Brings Spotlight to Gender Discrimination
By Eric B. Meyer I intended to begin the week with a post about a company’s legal obligation to predict — yes, predict — an employee’s mental fitness for … Read more
Franchising’s Future is Kinda Up in the Air After the McDonald’s Ruling
The franchising industry is in a state of uncertainty, and its growth could derail. Yes, the franchising model has proven to be highly successful, enabling … Read more
House Committee Grills NLRB Leaders on “Quickie” Union Election Rule
By Michael J. Lotito This week, National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Pearce and General Counsel Richard Griffin, Jr. came under fire from a sharply … Read more
Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Against Pregnancy Discrimination, Sort Of
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court kinda, sorta clarified pregnancy accommodation rules at work. I’ll do my best to sort it out for you. … Read more
4 Things We Learned From a Recent Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
A small business located in New Castle PA, Ezeflow USA, Inc, recently settled a disability discrimination lawsuit for $65,000 before it went to trial. On … Read more
English-Only Work Rules May Discriminate – and Violate Labor Law, Too
By Eric B. Meyer A few years ago, I posed this question: Is a workplace “English-only” rule legal? Yadda, yadda, yadda, sometimes. That is, in this … Read more
Can You Get Into an Employee’s Messages on a Company-Issued iPad?
By Eric B. Meyer Does a company invade an employee’s privacy by accessing personal texts on a work-issued iPad? This “invasion of privacy” question is the … Read more