Archive: October 2007

This week's Carnival of HR is available courtesy of HRO Manager , a blog dedicated to information on human resources outsourcing. In ad...

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Employees' excuses for missing work come in all shapes and sizes. For Beverly Stevenson, it was her fear of dogs that kept her away fro...

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I heard about the Gap sweatshop allegations ( Gap: Report of kids' sweatshop "deeply disturbing" ) on the news while I was eat...

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As predicted, today's Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Ohio Civil Rights Commission approved its new maternity rules that guaran...

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It seems like every day I'm reporting on another class of employment lawsuits that are multiplying in number. Today's victim is the...

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For those of you who've been with me for some time, you'll notice that the blog went under a bit of a redesign this week. I've ...

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One short follow-up to this morning's post on the new OCRC maternity leave regulations. The USA Today article I linked to this morning...

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Over the summer I reported on the Ohio Civil Rights Commission's proposed amendments to its pregnancy discrimination regulations, Ohio A...

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This morning's Columbus Dispatch reports that supporters of the proposed Ohio Healthy Families Act (a union-led, statewide coalition) h...

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The Sixth Circuit this week handed down a significant decision that requires a job loss or some actual discipline before the denial of a rel...

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Good Morning America this morning posed the question, " Office Romance: Is It Worth It? " GMA gives some tips for employees thinki...

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I encourage everyone to check out this week's Carnival of HR hosted by The HR Capitalist , one of the truly excellent HR blogs. Kris h...

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(with insincere apologies to any readers I may have in Boston)

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Today is National Boss's Day. I was planning on writing a long post detailing the history of this important holiday, noting that it was...

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It is always so refreshing when a court provides a nice, neat summary to explain its decision in a case. So, when you read the following in...

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Unemployment cases do not usually grab my attention. Continental Airlines v. Peters , however, did. April Peters was a flight attendant for...

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Several worthwhile links to pass along to everyone on this Friday. The HR Capitalist has an interesting post on the 27 hospital employee...

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Today's New York Daily News reports on the filing of a class action lawsuit against a chain of gentlemen's clubs. The lawsuit chal...

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A California federal judge yesterday placed an indefinite hold on the Bush Administration's proposed rules for the handling Social Secur...

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While this blog focuses primarily on employment law issues, the National Labor Relations Board has had a busy October thus far, issuing four...

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Findlaw is reporting on the termination of a Virginia high school art teacher who is suing his former employer over his termination after of...

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Just as it seemed that Ohio courts were narrowing the scope of the wrongful discharge public policy tort, they toss a curve ball. Hycomp, I...

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Last week, I commented on the risks companies face from a lack of control over wage and hour practices ( here , and here ). This week, a fe...

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The jury in the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment trial has returned a verdict of $11.6 million dollars against Madison Square Garden and its c...

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