Archive: October 2009

Walter Olson’s Overlawyered brings us the most instructive story of the week – if a jury asks for a “ten-digit adding machine to assist in ...

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Federal law requires all employers covered by the federal anti-discrimination laws (those with 15 or more employees) to post multilingual no...

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Dan Schwartz’s response to my post from this morning discussing our friendly wager: Revisiting Derek Jeter’s Contract and a World Series Cha...

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Anyone who knows me or who’s been a faithful reader knows that I grew up in Philly and avidly root for all of its teams. Fellow employment ...

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When President Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 this afternoon, he will make some key changes to how the FMLA cove...

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The President has officially declared H1N1 a national emergency . Hyperbole aside, it is estimated that as many as 60% of the U.S. populatio...

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Harassment cases are often he said/she said. How does one go about proving, for example, that a plaintiff isn’t as offended about the her bo...

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Hard to believe this feature has hit the triple-digit mark. Frank Roche called his shot even before last night’s dissection of the Dodger...

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When my family and I flew to Florida last month, we met Jonathon and Amelia Sawyer and their kids in waiting area at the gate. Jonathon is t...

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As H1N1 becomes more widespread, and as the vaccine is beginning to become available, employers are beginning to require that their employee...

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The international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski has released its Fifth Annual Litigation Trends Survey and Highlights ( available in ful...

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One of my familial responsibilities is the weekly grocery shopping. As is my Sunday custom, I made my way to the local supermarket yesterday...

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Apparently, today is National Boss Day. According to Wikipedia , a State Farm Insurance Company secretary started this recognition in 1958 w...

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According to a recent survey conducted by careerbuilder.com , 32% of employees report that they played hooky from work at least one day last...

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While no one will ever confuse the New York Post with high journalism, Monday’s edition has a thoughtful piece by reporter Brian Moore on w...

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The front page of today’s USA Today’s sports section has a story covering the scandal that has plagued my alma mater (Binghamton University...

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Watching the following video – which comes courtesy of Australia’s take on The Gong Show – makes you realize either how far we’ve come with ...

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Earlier this week I suggested 10 reasons why you shouldn’t date at work . Some of my fellow bloggers share their own thoughts on the David L...

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According to a recent survey by Robert Half Technology (courtesy of Tresa Baldas at law.com ), more than half of employers completely prohi...

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By now, you’ve likely heard about David Letterman’s workplace trysts, the resulting blackmail, and his public embarrassment. In homage to Mr...

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The Fair Labor Standards Act sets certain requirements for what records an employer covered by the Act must keep. For non-exempt employees, ...

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I just returned from 8 days at Disney World. I’ve been trying to draw a great HR or employment law lesson from my trip to share with my read...

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Study of American working conditions presents opportunity for employers to tune up legal compliance . Announcing KJK’s Proprietary HR and ...

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A short rant, and a lesson on employee appreciation .

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