Late last year, in Boeing Co. ,  the NLRB rewrote more than a decade of precedent by overturning its Lutheran Heritage  standard regarding...

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CNN reports that billionaire real estate magnate Sam Zell recently said the following while speaking at a real estate investment trusts t...

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Last night, the fam packed up the Hyman-mobile and headed out to see Jack White. It was my 7th time seeing him in any of his incarnations ...

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Today, I’m happy to share my latest publication. It’s an op-ed in Workspan Magazine titled, “Why is Paid Family Leave So Controversial for...

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A lot of digital ink has been spilled in the last day decrying the Supreme Court’s ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights...

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Last week I came across an article  entitled, “Business Wisdom From 10 Classic Children’s Books.” Its premise is that books with the simpl...

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Today is the last day of school. My almost 7th grader is so ready for summer break. Call it middle school burnout. My almost 4th grader? Not...

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If you are accused of destroying evidence, and the federal judge ruling on the motion starts his opinion by quoting a John Hiatt song call...

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By now you’ve almost certainly heard about ABC’s cancellation of Roseanne , after Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett,...

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Quid pro quo  is Latin for “something for something.” In employment law, it’s a specific theory of sexual harassment—“If you do this ‘thin...

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Sunday is my daughter’s 12th birthday. Happy birthday, Norah! It's not easy being a pre-teen these days, especially as a girl. I kno...

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Today, I take you to lovely Riverside County, California, home of Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park, the Coachella Music Festival … ...

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Sports blog Deadspin asks:  What If The NFL Were Regulated By OSHA? Well, Deadspin, I’m glad you asked. I answered this very question ov...

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Yesterday, in a narrow, 5-4 partisan decision, the Supreme Court issued its most anticipated employment decision of its current term,  Epi...

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If you did not watch 60 Minutes last night, you should. The last segment detailed pervasive and rampant sexual harassment by famed chef ...

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What’s your security blanket? That place you go when your soul needs a hug? Mine is music. Today, my security blanket grew a few sizes...

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“Hi, I’m your friendly neighborhood Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Do you mind if I come in and take a quick look at your I-...

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Photo by Nitish Meena on Unsplash Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that it has doubled the number of worksite inv...

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Photo by Devin Avery on Unsplash Yeterday, I was tagged with the following question on LinkedIn : Interested in your opinion on this ...

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Photo by  MelanieSchwolert via Pixabay Who has the burden of proof in an ADA reasonable accommodation case? The employee, to prove a l...

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This week I celebrated two milestones. On May 9, the Ohio Employers Law Blog turned 11 (and after 11 years I finally dropped the apostro...

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Image by Max Goldberg via Wiki Commons Yesterday morning, NBC News released the complete report into its months long investigation of Ma...

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Photo  by Pexels on Pixabay Today’s opinion is a lesson straight out of the school of hard knocks. No matter how sympathetic the plain...

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Photo by Michael Fischer from Pexels Ohio’s medical marijuana program is set to be fully operational by September 2018. Ohio will join...

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Today’s nominee for the Worst Employer of 2018 is Seasons 52, a national, Orlando-based restaurant chain. Last week, it agreed to pay ...

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Never in my life did I think that I’d ever attend a biker rally. Yet, three weeks from tomorrow, I’ll be in Sandusky, at Ohio Bike Week . ...

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Photo by David Pisnoy on Unsplash I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 16 months discussing bad employers—those that so mishandled em...

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I’m thinking of starting a religion “Onionhead” teaches people to direct their emotions in a truthful and compassionate way. It is centr...

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Three female associates at Morrison & Foerster have filed an alleged $100 million class-action sex discrimination lawsuit against the ...

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Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen Give me down to there hair, shoulder length or...

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I need to get something off my chest. An albatross I’ve carried since my teenage years. I’ve been crushed by the weight of success, intell...

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Kayla Edwards worked as a cashier for Aramark at its location in Gettysburg National Park. In February 2017, Edwards became pregnant wit...

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Photo by  Avalon_Mists on Pixabay And every time I scratch my nails Down someone else’s back I hope you feel it Alanis Morisette  ...

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By Grand Parc  CC BY 2.0  via  Wiki Commons Michelle Bailey worked in the human resources department of Oakwood Healthcare. Durin...

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Photo by Milo McDowell on Unsplash The Verge reports that workers at an Amazon distribution facility are “forced to pee in bottles or ...

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate made history by unanimously changing its rules to permit Senator (and new mom) Tammy Duckworth to bring h...

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Remember Bailey Davis ? She’s the New Orleans Saints cheerleader fired for violating the team’s social media policy. Her offense? This p...

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Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash It’s been nearly  three years since I first reported on the Department of Labor’s wage and hour lawsu...

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Photo by  Thirteen .J  on  Unsplash This past Sunday’s Cleveland Plain Dealer ran a story entitled,  Do wage theft laws in Ohio harm or ...

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Photo by Liam Stahnke on Unsplash Last week, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division resumed its practice of publishing Opinion...

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According to a recent study , going to concerts adds years to your life. If this is true (and who am I to argue with science), then last T...

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Yesterday, I came across the very cool video for a new Speedy Ortiz song, “Villain.” The song tackles issue of harassment, assault,...

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Photo by Igor Ovsyannykov on Unsplash Workplace diversity has two sides. One side says that employers cannot discriminate against min...

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According to the Washington Post , nearly one in five — about 17 percent — of harassment complaints filed with the EEOC come from men. ...

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You may recall Juli Briskman , the biker that flipped the finger to Trump’s passing motorcade, and lost her job after a photo she posted wen...

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Photo by Alexas_Fotos , via Pixabay October 12, 2007. I posted my first ever edition of WIRTW (What I Read This Week) . It looked a litt...

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Photo by Luke Braswell on Unsplash We’ve all done a lot of talking over the past six months about sexual harassment. We should not forg...

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Photo by Tirachard Kumtanom from Pexels Compliance is a tricky beast, especially when you don’t know what laws your organization is su...

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Photo  by Coolcaesar (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, in a narrow 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that automobile ser...

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Thomas Schiermeyer was already a recruit for the Seaside Park, New Jersey, Police Department, when he applied to the Police Academy for a...

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Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash George Hirmiz, a front-desk clerk at a Travelodge Hotel, was caught on video sleeping in the hotel l...

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What’s your definition of “work/life balance”? To me, work/life balance means that I have the flexibility to tend to the needs of fami...

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Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Former New Orleans Saints cheerleader Bailey Davis has filed a complaint with the EEOC accusing her form...

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Photo by Natanael Melchor on Unsplash You might think that construction workers or manufacturing employees have the highest rate of wor...

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The first time I ever heard of Jack White was August 10, 2001. I read about this up and coming band playing at the Beachland Ballroom . It ...

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