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Bungie Wins Landmark Lawsuit Against Destiny 2 Player Who Harassed a Bungie Employee

On July 11, 2023, a trial court in the State of Washington issued a groundbreaking opinion which provides employers with a legal path to protect their employees from online abuse and harassment from third parties suffered...more

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Supreme Leak: NLRA Rights

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For blog followers, you likely saw last week’s post reminding you to revisit your confidentiality policies in the wake of the leaking of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, as well as our...more

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Responding to a Crisis: How Human Resources Can Make Things Better, Not Worse

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Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s problem-solving skills, unexpected events can test a construction-industry employer’s crisis-management readiness. Crisis can hit at any time, and individuals...more

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Facebook Said-Addressing Ongoing COVID-19 Issues

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We all know that neither Google nor Facebook has a legal degree, but that doesn’t stop your employees from acting as if they do.  More than one employee pushes back on a policy saying, “I read on Facebook___” or “I Googled___...more

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Social Media: A Defense Against Union Organizing?

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A company’s website used to be the primary vehicle for communicating with its external audiences, its intranet for connecting with employees. Both were largely one-way streets in terms of dialogue. The respective audiences...more

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EEOC Data Confirms #MeToo’s Impact: Six Keys for Employers in the Wake of This Powerful Cultural Moment

A 21st Century Social Movement - In this age of interconnectivity, compelling societal movements have a never-before-seen speed and reach. Traditional means of spreading information and generating social change have been...more

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Hiring, Firing and HR Rewiring: Human Resources in the Age of Social Media

In the last decade, social media platforms have embedded themselves in the human resources function in companies worldwide. Companies like LinkedIn and Indeed have built empires based on clever deployment of social media to...more

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March Grabness: Lessons from the (Basketball) Court: Avoiding Personal Fouls, Violations and Time Outs in the Workplace

Harassment has long been an Achilles’ heel of the workplace. Believe it or not, like the NCAA’s tournament TV ratings, the number of harassment-related lawsuits has held rather steady since the 1990s! And like most NCAA...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: November 3, 2015

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On Sunday, Forbes published two articles on workplace trends and the future of work. In both, the contributors predicted that new technologies in the workplace, like wearables, will have significant impact. It was also...more

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Tricks or Treats: Human Resources Challenges Ahead

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Halloween is traditionally a time for “trick or treating.” For human resource professionals, many days can be Halloween-like, filled with unexpected events or career rewards. Recently, dozens of HR professionals participated...more

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HR Has More Important Things To Do

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On Tuesday, Salon published an article titled “5 Ways Corporate HR Departments Monitor Your Movements – Even When You’re Not Working.” Because we’re always interested in the subject of employee monitoring, we eagerly clicked...more

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Zombies, Ghouls, and Unpaid Wage Claims: The Top 5 HR Horrors This Season

As the group that shepherds employees from the application stage through the end of the employment relationship, human resources (HR) departments administer programs and policies that could greatly impact a company if a...more

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