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Friday, October 4, 2024

WIRTW #733: the 'truth is out there' edition

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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...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Why?

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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...

Spying on your sick employees is a recipe for disaster

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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...

Use caution when poaching competing employees

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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...
Friday, September 27, 2024

WIRTW #732: the 'day in the life' edition

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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...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The 10th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2024 is … the desecrated discriminator

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"We were forced to work with 'Nazi sympathizers' who — despite their open and obvious beliefs and frequent racist, antisemitic,...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Harassing text messages doom employee's discrimination lawsuit

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Derek Blockhus, a United Airlines flight attendant, was fired after sending threatening texts and voicemails to a coworker and former romant...

"100% healed" = 100% illegal

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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...
Friday, September 20, 2024

WIRTW #731: the 'futebol' edition

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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...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

The 9th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2024 is … the miscarriage of justice

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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...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

A textbook example of FAFO

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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...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Musings on Springfield and national origin discrimination and harassment

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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 ...
Friday, September 13, 2024

WIRTW #730: the 'permission v. foregiveness' edition

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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...
Thursday, September 12, 2024

This is what an illegal plan closure looks like, and the consequences an employer can face as a result

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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...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location tracking of employee raises interesting legal issues

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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...
Friday, September 6, 2024

WIRTW #729: the 'mobile' edition

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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 ...
Thursday, September 5, 2024

The 8th nominee for the Worst Employer of 2024 is … the dirty dog

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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 ...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Meteorologist fired for 'sharing recovery journey publicly' raises issues of disability discrimination

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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...
Friday, August 30, 2024

WIRTW #728: the 'season 3' edition

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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...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

How many chances does an employee get under a "Last Chance Agreement"?

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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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