Many employers have affirmative action plans. However, just because you have a plan does not mean that the plan should be the only decision-...

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We are a few days past the 8th anniversary of what many consider to be the worst day in the history of our country. According to a recent su...

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Molly DiBianca at the Delaware Employment Law Blog reports on a CareerBuilder.com survey that 56% of employers either use or intend to use ...

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There is nothing inherently wrong with an employer having more than one reason for making an employment decision. For example, you could fir...

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Pretext is a commonsense inquiry: did the employer fire the employee for the stated reason or not? This requires a court to ask whether t...

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It’s still a fairly popular misnomer that businesses can force employees to retire at a certain age. For example, last week Law.com reporte...

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Time constraints lead to a shorter than usual review this week. But, I am here for my readers with what I think are the top 5 posts from the...

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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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Until Congress gets its act together and passes the Employment Non-Discrimination Act , it is still legal to openly discriminate against emp...

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More people are out of work at any time in the past 25 years. And, it appears that some are taking desperate measures to find new jobs. ABCN...

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Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court did away with the notion of a mixed motive termination in an age discrimination case. In Gross v...

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This week’s review starts with some of fellow blogger’s thoughts on the passing of Ted Kennedy: The Word on Employment Law with John Ph...

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Totes/Isotoner Corp. fired LaNisa Allen for taking unauthorized, extra breaks during her work day. Allen claimed that her termination consti...

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Can an employee sue you for conclusions reached during an internal harassment complaint? According to the 6th Circuit in Courie v. Alcoa Whe...

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As the recession continues to show signs of ending, companies that had previously laid off employees will need to re-staff. According to CNN...

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Employees cannot simply take FMLA leave on a whim. They must provide their employers at least some notice, depending on the circumstances. A...

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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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Apparently, my incessant linking has labeled me as a potential spammer according to Blogger. Annoyed but undeterred, here’s what I’ve been r...

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It’s been a week since my beloved Philadelphia Eagles shocked the sports world by signing convicted felon Michael Vick to a two-year contrac...

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Do you know what your employees are doing on-line? Join KJK’s team of employment lawyers to learn: What are Facebook, Twitter, and Link...

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