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
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
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
A female employee who claims the league forced her and two
other women with small children out of their positions has sued the NBA for
gender discrimination. Brynn Cohn, who worked as a senior account manager for
Back in May, the EEOC issued new guidance about the extent to
which employers could use a job applicant’s criminal arrest history as a factor
in the hiring process. Our
A Georgia woman has filed a lawsuit against a Warner Robins
church after having been terminated after church officials allegedly told her
she was “living in sin”. The woman claims she was fired as a Nursery School
Here are two posts from employment law blogs that illustrate
some of the difficulties and contradictions of the ADA, especially when it
comes to reasonable accommodations.
Virginia Employment Law Blog