NLRB Backs Employee’s Right to Bad-Mouth Supervisor on Facebook
by Jonathan Sterling and James Goodfellow An employer’s blogging and social networking policy that prohibits employees from posting disparaging comments online about coworkers or their employer has...
View ArticleConnecticut Restricts Using Credit Scores in Hiring
By John Herrington On October 1, Connecticut becomes the most recent state to limit employers’ use of credit histories in employment decisions. The state joins Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, and...
View ArticleMedical marijuana law takes effect in Connecticut Oct. 1
by Jonathan C. Sterling As of October 1, Connecticut employers need to make sure they’re in compliance with the state’s new medical marijuana law. Under the law, employers of one or more employees are...
View ArticleNew I-9 Makes Changes in Permissible Documentation
The debut of a new I-9 form brings the opportunity to review some of the basics on handling the document, which has been around since the 1980s. The new form now conforms with regulations issued in...
View ArticlePregnancy Complications: Disability, No; Sex Discrimination, Maybe
By John C. Pitblado By now, you know that the old “sticks and stones” schoolyard adage is way off: Words can hurt you. You may be surprised to find out how few words (in this case, a 12-word phrase in...
View ArticleWill Gender, National Origin Make a Difference in Sotomayor’s Jurisprudence?...
by James M. Sconzo and James C. Goodfellow Last week, we disussed the overall makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court and the personal background of the High Court’s newest nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. We also...
View ArticleWill Gender, National Origin Make a Difference in Sotomayor’s Jurisprudence?...
by James M. Sconzo and James C. Goodfellow Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court has triggered a classic clash of left versus right. Those speculating on how Judge Sotomayor might rule...
View ArticleSalesperson Not Subject to Administrative Exemption from Overtime Pay
by Jonathan C. Sterling Because one of the most difficult tasks HR professionals face is determining whether their employees are exempt, each time a decision is issued on the topic by an appeals court,...
View Article‘Unable to Socialize’ Doesn’t Necessarily Mean ‘Unable to Work’
by Jonathan C. Sterling If an employee whose job involves talking on the phone and using a computer states under oath that he is unable to perform those tasks because of a disability, it’s logical to...
View ArticleWorking while on vacation, home office injuries, and tandem lay-off meetings
Employees go on vacation, but business doesn’t stop. So sometimes workers are asked to put in time when they’re expecting to be kicking back at the beach. Working from home is a popular arrangement,...
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