Archive: September 2022

"What's the first film you remember seeing?" That’s the lead off question on each episode of Films to be Buried With — Brett ...

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According to a recently filed EEOC lawsuit , Dollar General violated Title VII by firing a sales employee because of her pregnancy. More to ...

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You may not know who Spencer Elden is, but you almost certainly know what he looked like as a newborn. Spencer, in all of his glory, graces ...

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19 hours in a workday without overtime pay. That's how one Amazon delivery driver described  his experience working for online conglomer...

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The Boston Celtics have suspended their head coach, Ime Udoka, for the entire 2022-23 season. His offense — it was initially reported that ...

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It's been a busy week, both in the practice of law and  in the recording of some podcasts for your listening pleasure. Labor Relatedly E...

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An employee, Joseph Canada, uses his cell phone to solicit sex from prostitutes during work hours. His employer, Samuel Grossi & Sons, d...

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When 83-year-old Betty Jo Thomas missed her family's Christmas dinner in December 2019, they went to her home to check up on her. They f...

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$1,351,253.34. That's the amount a federal judge has ordered  the Empire Diner, its owner, Ihsan Gunaydin, and its manager Engin Gunaydi...

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In NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc. , the U.S. Supreme Court held that employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement are entitled to req...

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Can you please get off our backs? By "our," I mean management-side labor lawyers.  Let me explain. I just finished listening to th...

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I was tagged  on Twitter to address  this situation . My friend did a drug test for a part time job for the local school district. When she...

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If I asked you to identify Lyft's business, how would you answer?  "They're a transportation company," you'd say. Ther...

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The most disturbing case I ever handled involved a company that hired a registered sex offender as a supervisor, who then raped a female sub...

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Donny Blaze was a former student of Kamar-Taj, having dropped out after failing to adhere to their strict teachings. He left, however, with ...

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Guess who's back, back again… After a semi-intentional summer break, The Norah and Dad Show — the podcast I host and produce along with...

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In 2016, Tom Pettay sued his former employer, DeVry University, for age discrimination. The trial court dismissed Pettay's lawsuit on su...

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Joint employment under the NLRA has a tortured history over the past seven years.  Yesterday, the NLRB released a Notice of Proposed Rulemak...

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When you take over a practice group and are tasked with building it, you naturally have to think of ways to market and grow it. Presenting s...

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The following stats should be eye-opening for any business owner, CEO, or board of directors. 71 percent of Americans "approve" o...

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