Feb
23
2016
Male-on-male grabbing is sexual harassment, not horseplay
Multiple incidents of sexual harassment by one male employee toward another in the workplace led to a $300,000 verdict against their employer.
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News, trends and analysis in employment law, HR, safety & workers' comp
Nov
02
2015
When to pay travel time for non-exempt employees?
Q: We’re sending a non-exempt employee to the East Coast for training. Do we have to pay her for all that time spent flying and traveling to the destination?
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Aug
06
2015
Employee fired for “gossiping” about potential firing wins case against employer
Termination of an employee for telling coworkers about a job posting she believed was for an existing job with their Oregon employer was illegal, ruled the National Labor Relations Board.
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Jul
29
2015
Can an employee who voluntarily quit still get unemployment benefits?
We just received a notice from the Employment Department letting us know that one of our former employees has filed for unemployment benefits. This employee voluntarily quit a few weeks ago; can he now qualify for unemployment?
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Jul
20
2015
Disability discrimination found when employer avoids interactive process
One employee who was fired after a determination of a permanent partial disability in her workers’ compensation claim ended up winning a disability discrimination lawsuit. A federal district court ruled the employer could not simply rely on the workers’ compensation award of permanent partial disability in concluding the employee was unable to perform the essential functions of her job as a shipping clerk.
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May
11
2015
Designate representative to review remote employee’s I-9 documents
Question: We hired a remote worker and don’t have someone to review I-9 documents or complete the form in person; what should we do?
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Jan
27
2015
Can we require employees to keep quiet about their wages?
Q: We’re worried that morale could be hurt by employees comparing their salary or wages with one another. Can we prohibit our employees from discussing their wages?
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Sep
24
2014
What does reemployment of a veteran really mean?
Q: An employee left three years ago and told us he was pursuing a career in the Navy. Yesterday he showed up asking for his old job back. Do we have to rehire him?
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Sep
16
2014
CALIFORNIA: California adopts mandatory paid sick leave
On September 10, Governor Brown signed into law the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014,” (AB 1522) granting paid sick leave to virtually all employees in the state. The new law will take effect on July 1, 2015.
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Jun
20
2014
Employee’s outburst protected despite threats and profanity
A car dealership terminated a car salesman who, during an outburst, hurled expletives and insults toward the owner of the dealership, but the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the salesman was engaging in protected “concerted activity.”
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