The Employer Handbook

JULY 13, 2018

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, I blogged here about the most important employment law decision of 2018. It’s a case called Minarsky v. Susquehanna County (opinion here ). If you missed my post, well, it was long. 1,888 words long.

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The Employer Handbook

JULY 13, 2018

By Chris Potter (Flickr: 3D Judges Gavel) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons Yesterday, I blogged here about the most important employment law decision of 2018. It’s a case called Minarsky v. Susquehanna County (opinion here ). If you missed my post, well, it was long. 1,888 words long.

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Ohio Employer's Law

DECEMBER 21, 2017

For the past five Noels, I’ve concluded my posting year with “The 12 Days of Employment Law Christmas.” On the first day of Christmas, my employment lawyer gave to me. On the eleventh day of Christmas, my employment lawyer gave to me. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my employment lawyer gave to me.

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Ohio Employer's Law

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Do you have an affinity for six of the internet’s top labor and employment law and HR bloggers coming together to present said webinar? Register now for our one-hour recap of all the big employment-law and HR-compliance news of 2017, along with some practical tips to help you prepare your workplace for 2018.

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ComplianceHR

JULY 16, 2019

A technology-based platform, PolicySmart provides comprehensive employee handbooks, policies and guidance together with tools and features to facilitate efficient policy monitoring and tracking. Maintaining compliant handbook policy content has become increasingly difficult given the dizzying pace of regulatory change.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In my many years of practicing employment law, I’ve seen hostile work environment accusations leveled against owners, supervisors, co-workers, subordinates, customers, vendors, and many others. But accusing a young child of racial discrimination is a new one for me.

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Ashashyou [ CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons Many years from now, when I look back at some of the more memorable 12-month periods in my legal career, 2018 will be a stand out. And, as this great year draws to a close, I want to close it out by thanking you once again for reading this employment law blog.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 23, 2018

The session, entitled “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable,” features an all-star panel of lawyers* and will explore each federal agency’s current compliance environment, enforcement priorities, practical guidelines for navigating difficult compliance issues and best practices. It’s free.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 23, 2018

The session, entitled “Check-In: EEOC, DOL and NLRB Compliance—A Labor and Employment Law Roundtable,” features an all-star panel of lawyers* and will explore each federal agency’s current compliance environment, enforcement priorities, practical guidelines for navigating difficult compliance issues and best practices. It’s free.

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The Employer Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

A few weeks ago, I reached out to some of my favorite employment law bloggers to gauge their interest in collaborating on a year-end webinar. Now, if you’re going to circle one other date on the calendar, may I suggest December 7? Yep, I’ve buried the lede long enough. You’re in luck!

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HRWatchdog

MAY 22, 2019

Over the past year, employers’ compliance challenges increased significantly thanks to both an uptick in federal employment law enforcement, and the growing “patchwork” of state and local requirements, according to the 2019 Littler Annual Employer Survey. 24 percent are revising hiring practices.

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HR Daily Advisor

JUNE 26, 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, the Act prohibits the following actions with regard to the use of wireless communication devices or stand-alone electronic devices while driving: Holding or supporting such devices; Writing, sending, or reading text-based communication on such devices; Watching videos or movies on such devices; and.

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 18, 2019

Here’s more from Joe Sterling reporting here at CNN.com: A Parkland shooting survivor and pro-Second Amendment activist said Harvard University rescinded his acceptance as a result of racist remarks he made before the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 28, 2019

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has released a 2018 advice memo from its Office of General Counsel regarding “whether various Employer [CVS Health] social media rules are unlawfully overbroad“ under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Time to double-check your social media policies. But you can’t stop there.

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Best Of HR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Founded in 2018, Leena AI today has over 350+ customers, including companies like Nestle, Puma, AirAsia, Coca-cola, Lafarge Holcim, and Abbott with millions of employees worldwide relying on the platform. SixFifty is making employee handbooks cool and compliant.

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HR Morning

MAY 4, 2018

These are some of the key findings from The Littler Annual Employer Survey, 2018 , which surveyed 1,111 HR pros, execs and in-house counsel. Sexual harassment in the workplace and the correct way to respond to it is a huge issue for employers right now. updated their HR policies or handbooks (38%), and.

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 28, 2018

For the last year and change, Jon Hyman , who blogs at the excellent Ohio Employer Law Blog , has run a series of posts identifying employers accused of egregious workplace violations. Stuff so bad that it would have your employment practices liability insurance carrier hyperventilating into a 50-gallon trash bag.

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The Employer Handbook

DECEMBER 18, 2019

That jawn required employers to prove, on a case-by-case basis, that the integrity of an investigation would be compromised without confidentiality. In some ways, Banner Estrella was good, but mostly because it led to a lot of work for me revising employee handbooks. In 2018, the Board invited briefs on this issue.

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HRWatchdog

JUNE 27, 2019

In a memo originally issued in August 2018 , several policies contained in the Coastal Industries, Inc. employee handbook were considered unlawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including part of its social media and confidentiality policies. In 2018, the Supreme Court rejected the first rationale.

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HRWatchdog

AUGUST 21, 2018

CalChamber’s HR webinar on September 20 reminds California employers of how important and essential it is to make sure supervisors are well-versed in California’s employment laws. Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018. Live webinar is mobile-optimized for viewing on tablets or smartphones. Time: 10 a.m. –

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HR Daily Advisor

AUGUST 21, 2018

A car wash company provided its employees with a handbook setting forth its employment policies. The handbook was written in both English and Spanish, it required arbitration of employment disputes, and it denied an employee’s right to bring an action under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 11, 2018

By Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons On February 5, 2018, the Detroit Lions named former New England Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia as the team’s new Head Coach. Like, maybe watching a replay of Super Bowl LII. See what I did there? Hey, I don’t make the rules.

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The Employer Handbook

MAY 11, 2018

By Governor Tom Wolf from Harrisburg, PA [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons On February 5, 2018, the Detroit Lions named former New England Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia as the team’s new Head Coach. Like, maybe watching a replay of Super Bowl LII. See what I did there? Hey, I don’t make the rules.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In general terms (I’ll get a little more specific below), the Blacklisting rules require prospective federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose anything that may appear on a laundry list of labor-and-employment-law faux pas.

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Ohio Employer's Law

JANUARY 26, 2018

via Robin Shea’s Employment & Labor Insider. A lesson on workplace drug testing and opioids — via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. Seasonal Affective Disorder May Be a Disability; Viking-Related Depression is Not — via Minnesota Employment Law Report. via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog.

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HRWatchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

CalChamber is urging members to contact the Governor to have him veto one employment-related job killer bill prohibiting arbitration of labor and employment claims as a condition of employment. As previously reported , in April 2018 the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex v. AB 5: Employee Classification.

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HR Daily Advisor

JANUARY 11, 2018

In the present situation, 7-Eleven highlights this fact in its response: Get all your immigration questions answered when you attend: Form I-9 Recordkeeping: How to Complete, Re-Verify, Store, and Destroy Paper and Electronic Files in Compliance with Federal Law , on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Click here, to learn more. “As

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HR Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

partner with the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP., and editor of Indiana Employment Law Letter —the rise of social media comes with both pros and cons for employers. In order to help employers reduce the risks associated with social media use, Garrison recommends taking these three steps. Garrison , Esq.—partner

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The Employer Handbook

MARCH 14, 2018

By rp72 (Opening o2 Arena London Bon Jovi) [ CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons “In a packed room at the 2018 SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference in Washington D.C., ” So, I slipped one in above.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Unlike noncompete agreements, which are between employees and their employer and subject to strict judicial scrutiny that often favors employees, no-poaching agreements don’t normally get scrutinized by courts. Further, no-poaching agreements are often buried in an employee handbook or not mentioned at all. Bottom Line.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Just sayin’ I’ll be back with something a little more employment-law related tomorrow. If you operate a business in the New England region, maybe cut your employees a little slack on the FMLA call-outs today.

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The Employer Handbook

JUNE 28, 2018

For the last year and change, Jon Hyman , who blogs at the excellent Ohio Employer Law Blog , has run a series of posts identifying employers accused of egregious workplace violations. Stuff so bad that it would have your employment practices liability insurance carrier hyperventilating into a 50-gallon trash bag.

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HR Daily Advisor

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) issued new regulations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) that directly address issues like language restrictions at work, immigration status, and national origin discrimination and harassment.

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The Employer Handbook

MARCH 12, 2018

Finally, on a completely unrelated note, I will be presenting my “I’ll Help You Become an ADA Accommodation Expert” series at the sold-out 2018 SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, today and at the Tri-State HRMA Legal Symposium, Rowan College at Gloucester County, NJ, on March 13, 2018.

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The Employer Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

But, before I get to the new EEO-1 filing deadline, as President of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section , I want to give a quick plug for the 2019 Section Retreat. When must covered employers file the EEO-1? Details and instructions for the 2018 EEO-1 Report filers will be forthcoming.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

And I’ll teach you a thing or two about employment law. Two days later, on October 4, I’m presenting an update on the significant changes in 2018 in NJ employment law (e.g., I can guarantee you this assuming that you recover from the hysterical blindness, I’m told it’s only temporary. Laurel, NJ.

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Ohio Employer's Law

MARCH 16, 2018

Have you ever thought about what the Patron Saint of Ireland can teach us about employment-law compliance? Let Go of Welcomeness — via Kate Bischoff’s tHRive Law & Consulting LLC. via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. Companies Should Prepare for the GDPR — via Financial Services Employment Law.

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