Alcoholism in the Workplace
You may not want to think about it, but there’s a good chance at least one of your employees is an alcoholic. Approximately 17 million people aged 18 or older have been diagnosed with alcoholism. In...
View ArticleMake Sure Your Employees Keep It In Their Pants
In honor of the recently passed Valentine’s Day, I’d like to talk a little bit about a salacious (and who doesn’t love salacious?!?) case that recently wrapped up in New York City involving sex,...
View ArticleDiscrimination is Alive and Well
I don’t expect many of you to be aware, but there was an incident in Paris involving fans of Chelsea, an English soccer team, after they played Paris Saint Germain several weeks ago. Video has emerged...
View ArticleOh Mama: The Supreme Court Sides with Pregnant Employees
Back in December I wrote about the Supreme Court hearing arguments in Young v. United Parcel Service. The case caught everyone’s attention due to its far-reaching consequences, and for me because I...
View ArticleNavigating Unpaid Internships under the FLSA
Now that the school year is winding down, its time for internships to begin. Internships provide great benefits to both parties. Interns are given an opportunity to experience company culture, learn...
View ArticleWorkplace Impact of Same-Sex Marriage Supreme Court Decision
Way back in cold, wintery January, I wrote about the Supreme Court taking on the issue of same-sex marriage, where I predicted that the Court, by a 5-4 margin, would hold that same-sex couples cannot...
View ArticleFirst Steps in Tackling the Year of the FLSA
My good friend Eric Meyer recently wrote that this is the year of the FLSA, and I couldn’t agree more. By now, you’ve certainly read countless articles and blog posts discussing the recently proposed...
View ArticleSay What?: A Legal Terminology Guide
Discovery? Deposition? Jurisdiction? If you don’t have a background in law it can be difficult to grasp these legal terms, but as HR professionals, it’s essential that we do so. Here is a short and...
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Getting Started On Instagram and Snapchat
So you want to get serious about Instagram and Snapchat, huh? Maybe you’ve created an account, taken a few photos and now you’re thinking to yourself “what now?” Whether you plan to use them for fun,...
View ArticleDrop that Zero and Get with the Hero: Using Big Data to Evaluate Law Firms...
Pssst… Hey you… Come on over here, I’ve got something to tell you… Come closer, if the other lawyers hear me, I’m done in this business… Okay, are you ready for this? Big data can help you evaluate law...
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