Archive: October 2018

Rosemary's Baby , the classic 1968 horror film, tells the story of a pregnant woman who (spoiler alert: correctly) assumes that a satan...

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Is there a more controversial topic than abortion? As controversial and divisive as it might be, the law is pretty clear that an employer ca...

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The devastating events of this past weekend served as a sobering reminder that anti-Semitism not only still exists, but it's thriving. ...

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From time-to-time I like to use this Friday real estate to share new music I'm listening to. Today's  new music also has a pretty ...

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I recently came across an interesting blog, entitled, 10 Workplace Rights You Think You Have — But Still Don't . Written by plaintiff-si...

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Smelter v. Southern Home Care Services (11th Cir. 9/24/18) answers the question, "How many n-bombs does it take to create an unlawfu...

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You would do well to remember just how fluid is gender "Second Wave Goodbye," War on Women According to the New York Times...

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Late Friday afternoon (when the Mega Millions was only a mere billion dollars), I received a phone call from Brian Duffy , a reporter fro...

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It's been a few months, but Fake ID was finally back on stage last weekend. There's not much in life that makes me happier tha...

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Tony Gunter worked as a press operator for Bemis, Inc., printing graphics for the outside of Huggies diapers. In January 2013, he injured hi...

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"See something, say something" is one of the most important elements of any workplace intent on stopping harassment. Employers are...

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It's been two years since OSHA announced its hard-line interpretation of its then newly announced anti-retaliation rules—that using i...

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Some call it horseplay. I call it sexual assault. And the 17th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2018. Robert Smith worked behind the me...

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There's a lot to say about Kanye's bizarre Oval Office meeting with President Trump. But the most shocking? His iPhone password i...

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month . Let's see how good your cyber-awareness is. Do you know the top method of cyber-...

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since she deleted it here’s a screenshot. one of the greatest posts of all time pic.twitter.com/Z6TUKOjH9T — KT NELSON (@KrangTNelson) Oc...

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It's been one year since the the New York Times reported allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein that started the...

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The distinction between independent contractors and employees continues to confound employers. At issue in Acosta v. Jani-King of Oklahoma...

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Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin spice. Pumpkin carving. Pumpkin festivals. Fall is officially the season of the pumpkin. What are you doing Sunday, O...

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When Congress reformed the tax law earlier this year, one key change that might have flown under your radar is an employer tax credit for pa...

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The EEOC has sued Walmart on behalf of a woman who claims the retailer failed to hire her for a stocker job after it learned that she born w...

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Darrell Patterson had worked in Walgreens' 24/7 call center for six years without incident. He claims Walgreens fired him for skipping a...

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I've written a lot over the years about best practices to prevent lawsuits by employees. The fact remains, though, that no matter how ...

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