Archive: August 2019

We haven’t changed a bit after 16 years of marriage. Happy (yesterday) anniversary to my bestie! Here’s what I read this week.

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After being harassed by co-workers, Paul Ellis took to Facebook to air his grievances publicly. Among his comments was one that could be p...

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Last week the Department of Justice (on behalf of its client, the EEOC), filed a brief asking the Supreme Court to conclude that “s ex st...

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Last week I received the following email from Alison Green , who writes the entertaining and informative blog, Ask a Manager . Hi Jon, ...

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A few months ago I wrote about an employee fired for taking a fishing trip while out on an FMLA leave. In that case, the court upheld the ...

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My kids went back to school this week. 5th grade for Donovan and 8th grade for Norah. I sent them off with this advice. Try your hardest...

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This fall, the Supreme Court will hear argument in three cases to decide whether Title VII’s coverage of sex discrimination also implicit...

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Jose Valtierra weighed 370 pounds at the time Medtronic terminated his employment in 2014 for falsifying job reports. Valtierra claimed th...

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Insurance company Hiscox just released its 2019 Ageism in the Workplace Study [pdf] , which revealed some sobering statistics about the gr...

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Has an employer violated the law if it docks the pay of an employee who skips a speech being given by Donald Trump in their place of emplo...

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At this moment very moment, 50 years ago, an estimated 400,000 people were gathered on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, celebr...

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Trigger warning: today’s post is not for everyone. If, however, you are offended by what I am about to say, then today’s post is specifica...

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Meet Dave Portnoy . He’s the editor of Barstool Sports , a website that I can only describe as having missed the memo entirely on #MeToo. Mr...

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Last week, the Department of Labor issued an opinion letter [pdf] making clear that covered employers must provide intermittent FMLA le...

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Last week, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nearly 700 immigrants as part of a series of raids at work-sites through...

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Work in Progress is band fronted by Gaten Matarazzo, who is better known for his role as Dustin on Stranger Things . Next week, his band is...

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Growing up in Philadelphia, there are few things more beloved than the Phillie Phanatic. Which is why I’m so intrigued by the lawsuit th...

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An employee tells you that he was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and needs a few weeks off for treatment, surgery, and recovery. ...

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There are some employment policies that you can get away with not having. An anti-discrimination policy is not one of them. In Hubbell v...

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This weekend was one of the deadliest on record ever for gun violence. Dozens were killed and more injured in separate shootings in El Pas...

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When the whole world seems like it’s going to 💩 , sometimes all you need to brighten your spirits is a video of 🐸 singing about a 🌈. So...

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A Muslim woman is suing the hospital at which she works as medical assistant, claiming she was told she needed a “note from the Quran” wh...

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