Archive: March 2023

Nine years ago my family and I embarked on an adventure. We hosted an exchange student from Germany for a school year. My own kids were in 2...

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White Americans, what? Nothing better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out? You’re an immigrant too! – Jack White, Icky Thump (2007) T...

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Why can't some employers understand the interactive process and make accommodations that are simple and easy to make? I wish I knew the ...

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The Department of Labor has sued the owner of two restaurants claiming that servers were not properly paid overtime.  El Toro Loco Legends ...

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Last week, I spoke at our sold out Wickens Workshop. The topic — employee handbooks. As is the case whenever I speak on that topic, I was su...

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NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo just released her  Guidance in Response to Inquiries about the McLaren Macomb Decision .  Recall that...

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Allegations of forced labor and the physical abuse of employees will always land you on my Worst Employer list. Last week the feds arrested ...

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I think it was Otis Redding who once famously sang, "I'm sittin' on the dock of the pay." 🤔 Whether or not I have that ly...

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Vince McMahon is the former CEO and current Executive Chairman of the WWE. It's  former  CEO because he was forced to step down after it...

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Earlier this week, I joined the People Problem Podcast to discuss death at work. Grim as it might be, it's an issue that we all face wa...

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Four employees of the J.M. Smucker Company sought religious exemptions from the company's Covid vaccine mandate. When the company refus...

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The EEOC has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Papa John's Pizza claiming that it denied the request of Michael Barnes,...

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The 25 employees of Mela Kitchen at Jack’s Hard Cider recently walked off the job in protest after owner Donald Hoffman created a new drink ...

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Are you an HR professional in need of SHRM recertification credits? Will you be attending the Craft Brewers Conference in May? If you answe...

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Ohio's Senate recently passed legislation that, if signed into law, would make it easier for businesses to employ 14- and 15-year-old ch...

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The reality is that this guy (who is independently wealthy) did no actual work, claimed as his excuse that he had a disability that prevente...

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You'd think a nonprofit that provides programs for people with disabilities to build self-reliance through employment services would kn...

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Growth comes in many forms.  For my son, it came in the form of a daily injection of growth hormones since the age of seven.  Because of his...

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Yesterday, news broke of a class action lawsuit filed against HRIS provider Workday claiming that its artificial intelligence systems and s...

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@realDonaldTrump I am the VP of HR in a comp outside of philly an informal survey of our employees shows 100% AA employees voting Trump! On ...

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