Should Rebekah Jones' arrest record be an issue?
The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently fired Rebekah Jones, who was either the genius behind, or the data-input clerk for, the state's coronavirus...more
No legal authority to issue its Enforcement Guidance!
In February 2018, I wrote about a federal court decision that enjoined (prohibited) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from taking any action to enforce its 2012...more
An injunction of the EEOC's 2012 Guidance on use of criminal background information applies only to the State of Texas . . . but all employers might be able to make use of it.
Back in 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity...more
Did you realize that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can sue you just for (allegedly) lousy recordkeeping?
No discrimination, no harassment, no retaliation — just (alleged) failure to keep adequate records....more
Last week I heard David Lopez, General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, speak about EEOC litigation developments at the annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law conference....more
10/30/2015
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Background Checks ,
Conciliation ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
LGBTQ ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination
What could WDBJ7-TV have done to prevent Wednesday morning’s tragic on-air murders? Unfortunately, probably not a thing.
I’m a second-guesser, and I have spent much of the last 48 hours racking my brain about what the CBS...more
While the year is still young, here are 15 New Year’s resolutions that employers may want to make:
1. Make sure your “independent contractors” are really independent contractors. ”Independent contractors” are under...more
1/8/2015
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Background Checks ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour