Archive: January 2015

Earlier this week, Moodvise published its list of the The 100 Most Influential People in HR and Recruiting on Twitter . I clocked in at a r...

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Every now again I get to do something nice for people I like. Today is one of those days. EmployeeScreenIQ is conducting its 6th annual Emp...

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There exists an inherent tension  between open-door and other self-reporting policies and the EEO laws. Consider, for example, a recent $10...

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The FMLA does not provide leave benefits to all employees of all employers. First and foremost, it only covers employers with 50 or more emp...

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If you’re a long time reader of my blog, you might recall a story I shared a few years ago about a co-worker at one of my high-school jobs,...

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In my never-ending quest to be an employment lawyer and manager for my 8-year-old daughter’s burgeoning rock career, I bring you 4:50 of me...

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According to  Employment Law 360 , a federal judge has indicated that he will likely deny the motion for summary judgment Deutsche Bank int...

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Have you heard about Memo ? It an iPhone app that allows individuals to post anonymous comments, both positive and negative, about their emp...

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Last week, the EEOC  held a public meeting on workplace harassment . The most interesting testimony was provided by Jane Kow, of HR Law Cons...

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Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day . Race relations have been particularly scrutinized over the past few months, with Ferguson and its f...

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We’re supposed to assume complete good faith on the government’s part and complete bad faith on the part of employers? Chief Justice John ...

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In early 2009, Aker Plant Services terminated the employment of Tommy Sharp as part of workforce reduction. When Sharp asked his supervisor ...

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On Monday I published my list of the five biggest issues employers need to watch and manage in 2015. I listed “pregnancy leave rights” as n...

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Nearly a year ago, in Deleon v. City of Kalamazoo , the 6th Circuit decided that an employee could claim discrimination when he was “involun...

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Personally, December is my favorite time of the year. I love the joy and togetherness of the holiday season. Professionally, however, I love...

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Allow me to take off my law blogger hat for a moment, and switch to my concert promoter hat. If you love live music and find yourself looki...

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Although we are only 8 days into 2015, Lowering the Bar brings us what might be the lawsuit of the year: According to the complaint, th...

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Yesterday, the 6th upheld the dismissal of an FLSA collective action, in which a group of employees had alleged that their employer failed t...

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Yesterday, I wrote about the need for employers to be more accommodating for their employees’ protected needs. Today, I bring you two real-...

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We spent part of our winter vacation on a quick family trip to Washington D.C.  The Old 97’s, my 8-year-old daughter’s favorite band, was pl...

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