With the use of real-time social media posts becoming
ubiquitous, employees need to be increasingly aware of the possibility that
what they post on Facebook or Twitter may be discoverable in a potential
With the holiday coming up, I wanted to write a quick post
linking to some interesting (and in one case bizarre) labor and employment law
stories. I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
A recent New Jersey appeals court decision found that
ExxonMobil’s drug and alcohol policy was facially discriminatory, with
implications for similar policies maintained by other employers. In the case in
With no big news items recently, I wanted to post a roundup of a
couple of interesting developments that have come out this week. One recap looks
at changes on the horizon in Mexican labor law that may help to mobilize the
In an addition to our recent FMLA posts, I wanted to
highlight a recent article by the Employer Handbook that demonstrates how
employees on FMLA leave need to be careful about what they put on the internet.
A recent lawsuit highlights that FMLA leave should be
provided to working fathers as well as mothers. In the case, Ariel Ayanna sued
his employer, the law firm Dechert LLP, after they terminated him when he took
I’m sure everyone is suffering from a post-election hangover
today, so I wanted to just post a quick roundup of a couple interesting
employment law issues. One post covers an interesting caveat when it comes to
With Election Day only hours away, I thought it would be a
good time to share some posts on employment law issues that may arise
tomorrow. Most issues tend to focus on employees taking leave from work, but there are also some issues
The NLRB recently released a memo that provides clarification
about the types of at-will employment disclaimers businesses can use in their
employee handbooks. Recent NLRB decisions had made employers wary of including
I hope everyone has managed to stay safe and as dry as
possible over the past few days. With Hurricane Sandy starting to move out of
the region Tuesday evening, I wanted to post about a few issues employers and
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