Do you remember your first traffic ticket? I do. I was 17, driving to high school, and it involved me hitting an actual, live person with my...

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Dear Norah, "Dad, I'm scared." That was your message to me in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as you watched the electio...

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Here's a tip for management — keep your hands off of your employees' tips. A recent case filing by class of employees against a cann...

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Workers are organizing at unprecedented rates. From October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board received 3,28...

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You just wrapped up a great meal at your favorite restaurant. The server drops off the check, and there's a surprise—your $100 tab is no...

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Dan and Todd? They used to be best friends. But things got messy, and now they can't stand each other. Dan's ready to move on, but T...

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A CEO hires a stand-up comedian to warm up employees before delivering the keynote at the company's annual all-hands meeting. But the co...

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On the latest episode of The Norah and Dad Show , my daughter and I discussed voting. Specifically, we discussed Norah's experience voti...

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What's worse than keeping employees on the job during a natural disaster? How about doing that, knowing full well how dangerous the situ...

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"Why would you want to do a man's job?" That's one of the sexist questions the EEOC alleges Waste Industries—a solid waste...

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Being a party in a lawsuit is a humbling experience for any lawyer. After decades of representing clients, I recently found myself on the ot...

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With the 2024 election right around the corner, it's inevitable that political talk will creep into your workplace. And let's be hon...

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SEPTA fired Ephriam Rodriquez from his job as a bus driver for excessive absences. Rodriguez sued, claiming that the termination violated hi...

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"There might be something wrong with my daughter's heart."  That's the message Chelsey Beck sent to her manager the mornin...

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It's a rite of passage for all moms and all dads of college students — Parents' Weekend. We spent last weekend at Ohio Wesleyan'...

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The purpose of our workplace discrimination laws is to ensure that all employees are treated equally, right? Maybe … but maybe not. Next ter...

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"Are you on the dessert menu? Because you look yummy." First, ick!   Secondly, these are the types of comments to which customers ...

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I think I saw an UFO yesterday morning.   Like most workdays, I let the dog out at 6:30 AM. When I went to let him back in, something in the...

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"Jon, why do you post all this stuff about awful things employers do? Aren't you a management-side lawyer and advocate?" Here...

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Do you remember the episode of The Office where Dwight stakes out Oscar's house to see if he's faking a medical condition and commi...

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Here are 25 million reasons to be careful when poaching your competitor's key employees. In a recent federal case, medical device compan...

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How does a college student spend her day these days? Tl;dl: sleep and classes.  On this week's episode of The Norah and Dad Show, Norah...

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"We were forced to work with 'Nazi sympathizers' who — despite their open and obvious beliefs and frequent racist, antisemitic,...

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The EEOC has sued Navitas Systems for its "100% healed" return to work policy. The case involves the company's former divisio...

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As we are just about half-way through the high school soccer season, it's a good time to check in on the Lake Ridge Academy Royals.  Whe...

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Today, I'm adding Troy Corp. to my list of 2024's Worst Employers—and this one hits hard. According to a recent lawsuit, Michelle Ta...

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When a judge or jury finds your client dishonest, they've decided your fate. If that dishonesty involves lying to the court, your client...

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We need to talk about the false and xenophobic rumors about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio, stoked by a certain ...

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Recently, my 18-year-old daughter, now off at college, told us she was planning to get her nose pierced. Norah didn't just come home wit...

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In December 2020, Quickway Transportation made the decision to close one of its distribution terminals after facing a union organizing drive...

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In an effort to dial back its current work-from-home culture, PricewaterhouseCoopers will start tracking where some of its employees work. I...

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As cell phones have become ubiquitous among teenagers, their impact on student life is undeniable—and not always positive. Numerous studies ...

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If you name your business "Bark If You're Dirty," maybe you get the sexual harassment lawsuit you deserve. The pet store just ...

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"Thank you for going on this journey with me despite the yucky medical stuff I have going on. I'm happy to announce I am 9 months s...

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This week marks a first in the three-year history of The Norah and Dad Show — the podcast I co-host alongside my 18-year-old daughter. It...

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When is a Last Chance Agreement not a "last chance" agreement? When the 6th Circuit reviews it, apparently. In Moore v. Coca Cola ...

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The Department of Labor's "80/20/30 Rule" for tipped employees is dead. That Rule broke down the work of tipped employees into...

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"Please know that there is a more than insignificant chance that a lesbian prepared your food last evening. A gay man might have mixed ...

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It was only a matter of time before a federal court blocked the FTC's noncompete rule , which would have banned virtually all noncompete...

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Saying goodbye is never easy. It's that much more difficult when you leave your child. Yesterday, we dropped our oldest off at college f...

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The interactive process for disability reasonable accommodations is a two-way street, requiring participation from both the employer and the...

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Local restaurant owner Bobby George — famous for allegedly not hiring Black people, breaking Covid safety rules, and instituting a "Las...

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"You're fired!" That's what the Dallas Black Dance Theatre said to its entire company of dancers a mere months after they ...

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"Prayer is the exclusive way to prevent Covid infection." That's what Brad Amos says his bosses at Ramsey Solutions told him a...

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I've been to a dozen concerts this summer. With the exception of Alanis Morissette, each was norah marie . My summer of music comes to e...

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There's nothing inherently illegal about a boss being in a romantic relationship with a subordinate. There's something very illegal,...

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If you employ inside salespeople, you need to pay attention to Su v. Webb Co.   This case examined whether Webb, a wholesale distributor of ...

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It's been a crazy month. We spent last weekend helping my parents unpack and organize their new apartment in the senior living community...

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"An employer cannot be liable for what an employee posts online while off-the-clock. Personal time is personal time; it's irrelevan...

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A federal judge recently ordered IKEA to pay $566,731.53 in attorneys' fees and costs as a part of sanctions for deleting employee emai...

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After President Biden dropped out of the 2024 campaign and elevated his Vice President, Kamala Harris, as the presumptive Democratic nominee...

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