Good faith and timing means everything in employment law. This episode of Employment Law Now provides an update from DC, discusses questions employers should be asking in today’s climate of troubling sexual harassment news,...more
12/4/2017
/ Complaint Procedures ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Good Faith ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRB ,
Obscenity ,
Protected Class ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Zero Tolerance Policies
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses how to engage your employees in today’s unique workplace and navigate a multi-jurisdictional set of employment laws. This episode...more
10/23/2017
/ Code of Conduct ,
Discipline ,
Diversity ,
Employee Engagement ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Political Expression ,
Productivity ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reputation Management ,
Social Media Policy ,
Surveys ,
Technology ,
Termination ,
Workplace Communication
This episode discusses kneeling in the NFL/workplace, indefinite leave entitlement, and sufficient consideration for non-competes, provides an update from DC on OT exemptions and class action waivers, and questions whether...more
10/9/2017
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Athletes ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Football ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Joint Employers ,
Judicial Deference ,
Lawful Activities Act ,
Leave of Absence ,
Medical Leave ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NFL ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Political Expression ,
Protected Class ,
Public Comment ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Request For Information ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Termination ,
Time Restrictions ,
Tip Credit ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Romances
This episode replays an interview of the podcast host, Mike Schmidt, that was originally aired on SiriusXM Channel 111, The Business Channel. Mike discusses the nature of adverse actions taken by employers due to employee...more
Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses current employment law news, trends, developments and guest analysis. This episode presents the first of two parts of a timely and...more
7/20/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Compliance ,
Dress Codes ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Identity ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Religious Clothing ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII
I hope you had a very happy holiday season and New Year. Both seem to be distant memories at this point. Many of the upcoming posts in 2017 will undoubtedly address, and be impacted by, the nature of the new Trump...more
On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) jointly released Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals (guidance) to explain how...more
Yelp, I need somebody - Yelp, not just anybody - Yelp, you know I need someone - Yelp! My apologies to the Beatles. But the notion that one can’t do it alone and expect to be protected, may just be an apt moral in today’s...more
I’ve often said that the definition of “plaintiff” in a lawsuit can be simply stated as a “pissed off employee.” The old cliché that “a happy employee equals a productive employee” still rings true, but that is only part of...more
Here’s the truth: we are a litigious society. For a lot of reasons beyond the scope of this blog, a smarter workforce with ever-increasing access to information and resources continues to file employment lawsuits in record...more
6/12/2014
/ Automotive Industry ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Hiring & Firing ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Obscenity ,
Popular ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Termination ,
Trucking Industry
What is in a number? In particular, the number 9? Does it mean anything to you, or symbolize anything in particular?
Even the most basic research reveals...more
Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees (i.e., applicants) or current employees. But there is a third category...more
Let’s first dispense with the opening hook by asking: Was Rutgers University acting “chicken” when it (finally?) chose to fire Coach Mike Rice only after public outrage over events that took place last year? Whether or not...more
The NLRB continues to issue decisions about whether an employer can lawfully terminate employees based on social media activity, and whether workplace policies violate the law protecting employees’ rights to engage in...more
The New York City Council continues to grow the chasm that exists between New York City employment law and its state and federal counterparts. Specifically, on March 13, 2013, the council overwhelmingly enacted (by a 43-4...more
Wow. Front page of the New York Times Business Section. This stuff must be important.
Steven Greenhouse authored a piece in yesterday’s Times, in which he summarizes the lay of the land with social media and the...more
Happy New Year. So much has happened while you spent the holidays undoubtedly velobinding and wrapping the 2012 archives of this blog for your friends and loved ones. So I thought I’d welcome everyone back by updating some...more