Editor’s Note: It’s a TLNT holiday tradition to count down the most popular posts of the year. This is No. 15. Our regular content will return on Jan. 5, … Read more
An Interactive Process Can Help Resolve ADA Accommodation Claims
By Eric B. Meyer So just how did an employer snatch victory from the jaws of defeat after botching a diabetic employee’s request to work a modified … Read more
Labor Department Going After More Wage and Hour Laws Violations
Employees in New York and California are being cheated out of millions in wages by their employers, a new study reveals, and the U.S. Department of Labor … Read more
Should Your Ultimate Goal Be a Union-Free Workplace?
By Howard Mavity Last week’s NLRB Purple Communications decision about employee emails combine with the announcement by the National Labor Relations Board … Read more
How to Have the Best, Litigation-Free Office Holiday Party Ever
Editor’s Note: The holiday season is here, and TLNT is again getting into the spirit with some classic past holiday posts. Look for them until Christmas … Read more
NLRB Pushes Through Rule Allowing “Quickie” Union Elections
By Eric B. Meyer Cue the haters. Following a decision earlier last week permitting employees to use company email to badmouth you and unionize, the … Read more
Why That NLRB Ruling About Employee’s Using Email is No Big Deal
By Eric B. Meyer The National Labor Relations Board says that your employees can use company email to badmouth you and unionize. Well, here are four … Read more
Possible Impact of Obama’s Immigration Initiative: More FLSA Claims
By John E. Thompson Lurking among the numerous considerations raised by President Obama’s “immigration accountability” initiative are the … Read more
What to Do About ‘Ban the Box’
“Ban the Box” is a national civil-rights movement backed by advocates for job applicants with criminal convictions. Proponents of these laws believe that … Read more
Court: Screening Workers Going Home Doesn’t Count as Work Time
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday found that the time non-exempt employees spent in connection with an end-of-workday security screening … Read more