Archive: August 2022

We are truly heartbroken to announce that we've made the difficult decision to permanently close both Knead Slice Shop and Knead Market ...

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Tesla's General Assembly plant maintained the following dress code: "It is mandatory that all Production Associates and Leads wear...

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“This is it. I’m done.” That’s how one elderly employee described to police her recent experience in an active shooter drill conducted by he...

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How does your organization help build collegiality among employees? At my kids' school they do it in the Lower and Middle School with F...

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Every now and again I come across a story that make me question how any in-house counsel blessed a workplace policy or practice. The followi...

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Kenny Lofton is one of the most beloved players in history of the Cleveland Guardians, née Indians. He spent the best years of 17-year care...

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“That’s not how I told you to complete that project. Why did you do it that way? It’s all wrong.” “Why didn’t you show up to the meeting? Of...

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According to Scene Magazine , late last week Platform Beer Co. notified between 25 and 30 of its local brewery employees that their employm...

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Episode 2 of Labor Relatedly , my new podcast endeavor with Mike VanDervort is live everywhere you listen to podcasts. In this episode we di...

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Boston Children's Hospital has a scary situation on its hand. Its hospital staff has received aggressive phone calls, emails, and death ...

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Consider the following  two policies: Employees injured on the job will be offered Temporary Alternative Duty ("TAD") — light duty...

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Last week the CDC updated its Covid isolation guidelines . The agency says  it's "to help the public better protect themselves and ...

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As the former Microsoft VP of HR I can assure you that HR is not your friend. That headline from a BusinessInsider article  written by Chris...

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I grew up in Philadelphia and attended City of Philadelphia public schools. My high school had 4,500 students and was surrounded by barbed w...

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Can an employer legally fire an employee who writes "whore board" on an overtime sign-up sheet? Let's explore. Following unsuc...

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I haven't been shy about hiding my disgust over Dobbs , the end of constitutional protections for abortion, and the threat to reproducti...

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The front door to your business opens, and in walks a column of federal agents with boxes, computer imaging equipment, and a search warrant....

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Does craft beer have a labor problem? Julie Rhodes , writing at PorchDrinking , sure thinks so.  She cites low wages and labor conditions as...

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Another week, another podcast appearance. This week you can catch me on What the Heck is Happening in HR , discussing all things employee ha...

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Suppose you're sitting in your office and your associate excitedly runs in, yelling, "We got 'em! The other side just sent us t...

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OSHA has proposed nearly $1.25 million in penalties against two Ohio Dollar Tree stores.  The specific violations cited include hazards rela...

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NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson has suspended Deshaun Watson for six games for his violation of the league's personal conduct ...

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One law firm has been at the center of most of the recent high-profile anti-union organizing efforts in large multi-state employers such as ...

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