Archive: February 2018

Photo by Cameron Kirby on Unsplash If you are a small business owner, pay attention. Today’s update on the issue of joint employment w...

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Photo by Matias Rengel on Unsplash Yesterday, the 2nd Circuit federal court of appeals (which covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont...

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Consider this scenario. Employer and Employee have a good-faith dispute over whether Employer owes Employee for unpaid overtime for time...

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I am not a gun person. If you want to dismiss what I am about to say because of my dislike of guns, that is your prerogative. Just skip do...

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I’m writing today’s post from the comfort of the kitchen island in my house. My son has the flu, and I’m working from home. It’s been ...

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The confidentiality of harassment allegations has been a hot topic of debate in the #MeToo and #TimesUp era. Consider, then, each of t...

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‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Ber...

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It is lawful for an employer to fire an employee who complains that his workplace is too diverse ?  According to the NLRB, the answer, ...

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Today, I am pleased to announce that Meyers Roman has expanded our employment-law capabilities by adding Douglas B. Brown, LLC (DBB), a bo...

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“What is Bitcoin? I don’t understand how fake money works.” These were the words of my 9-year-old last week. Let me try to help him, a...

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Raef Lawson worked as a restaurant delivery driver for Grubhub for four months in late 2015 and early 2016. He claimed that the company mi...

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I listened with great interest to the latest episode of the Hostile Work Environment podcast , which featured as its guest my good friend,...

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Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about religion. Or, rather, what it means to be religious. I am not religious. Or at least not in the o...

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Today’s goal: Strive to be the type of employer that engenders this type of loyalty in your employees. Here’s what I read this week: ...

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Dear Jon,  I resigned from my last job amid allegations of sexually inappropriate misconduct. The allegations became public. Even tho...

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The policy-making body of the American Bar Association has adopted a formal resolution that urges legal employers to prohibit, prevent, an...

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The 4th nominee for the worst employer of 2018 is the Humane Society of the United States, which last month voted to retain its CEO despit...

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Last night, my Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl. Today, the FMLA turns 25. Over the past 25 years, it is estimated that employee...

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As a dad of a woman (girl) who may someday live in the music industry, I read with great interest the comments of Recording Academy Preside...

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United Airlines has blocked a customer from bringing her “emotional support peacock” on a recent flight. Truth be told, whether it was a...

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