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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Pizza shop closure is a teachable lesson on union avoidance

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We are truly heartbroken to announce that we've made the difficult decision to permanently close both Knead Slice Shop and Knead Market ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

NLRB re-writes law on employees displaying union logos at work

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Tesla's General Assembly plant maintained the following dress code: "It is mandatory that all Production Associates and Leads wear...
Monday, August 29, 2022

The 9th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2022” is … the active shooter

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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...
Friday, August 26, 2022

WIRTW #639: the “Gr8” edition

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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...
Thursday, August 25, 2022

The wage and hour implications of employee electronic surveillance

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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...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Pro athletes should never get a pass on harassment

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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...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

“Gaslighting” in the workplace

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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...
Monday, August 22, 2022

Lessons from Platform Beer’s mass layoff

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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...
Friday, August 19, 2022

WIRTW #638: the “DriveThru” edition

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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...
Thursday, August 18, 2022

How do you respond when your employees are threatened?

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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 ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Walmart wins discrimination claim brought on behalf of pregnant employees unable to work

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Consider the following  two policies: Employees injured on the job will be offered Temporary Alternative Duty ("TAD") — light duty...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

The CDC is the tail wagging the public’s dog

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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 ...
Monday, August 15, 2022

HR may not be employees’ “friend,” but it’s also not their enemy

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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...
Friday, August 12, 2022

WIRTW #637: the “down on the farm” edition

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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...
Thursday, August 11, 2022

Consistency matters when applying anti-harassment rules

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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...
Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Employee too distraught to work over Dobbs decision loses job

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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...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Do you know what to do and not to do when federal agents arrive with a search warrant?

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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....
Monday, August 8, 2022

Does craft beer have a labor problem?

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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...
Friday, August 5, 2022

WIRTW #636: the “what the heck” edition

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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...
Thursday, August 4, 2022

Alex Jones trial offers a teachable moment on the issue of "inadvertent disclosure”

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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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