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“Jon, why are you anti-union?” I’ve received this question a lot lately. Between all of my posts about the need for all employers (including...

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My earliest cinematic memories involve Star Wars. I don’t really remember seeing A New Hope in the theater (I was only 4 years old), but ...

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Those of you who’ve been reading for awhile know that my 8-year-old daughter plays in a rock band. “Band” might be too ambitious of a term. ...

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Last Thursday night, I took my daughter to see the Old 97’s . By way of backstory, Norah performed an Old 97’s song, The New Kid , during he...

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For the past nine months, my daughter has been taking guitar lessons at School of Rock in Strongsville . This past fall, we upped her from p...

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Among the toys and the clothes, my kids always receive books for Christmas. This year, the books included The Day the Crayons Quit . This bo...

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On a cold, snowy night in the suburbs of Cleveland, what is there to do besides snuggle on the couch with your 5-year-old son to watch the w...

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Those who’ve been reading for awhile know that I grew up in Philadelphia. I am a proud survivor of the Philadelphia public school system. Wh...

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This morning, Judy Greenwald at Business Insurance has an article discussing the recent spate of anti-bullying laws making the rounds in va...

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I’ve long preached that employees should not enjoy an expectation of privacy in information they voluntarily place on the Internet, includin...

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A few weeks ago I wrote about what employers need to know about EEOC investigations . I suggested that employers get attorneys involved “as ...

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Today is the Ides of March. For Julius Caesar, it meant a knife in the back from his best friend. Yet, Caesar had been warned to beware the ...

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At Jottings By An Employer’s Lawyer, Michael Fox discusses pending legislation in Missouri that would bring that state’s employment discrim...

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Shoot first and ask questions later, and don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you. —Hermann Goering In EEOC v....

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We recite the profane language that allegedly permeated this workplace exactly as it was spoken in order to present and properly examine ...

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Cars need routine maintenance: an oil change every 3,000 miles, an annual inspection of the systems, and more serious TLC every two or three...

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My family and I went to Sesame Place last Friday. As we were preparing to leave the park, my three-year-old daughter noticed a queue for Coo...

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I’m always happy to answer an email or a phone call from a reader. Yesterday, I received an email from someone asking me a question about so...

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I could draft a perfect social networking policy using only a few words: “Be mature, be ethical, and think before you type.” Ultimately, you...

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Gallagher v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide (6th Cir. 5/22/09) [PDF] offers an excellent example of how businesses get themselves into trouble by...

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