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Sometimes Facebook posts can lead to discipline

05/09/2016
Despite recent court rulings, some social media items can be bad enough to warrant termination.

The NLRB announces list of new priorities

04/27/2016
Fresh off an active year in which the National Labor Relations Board announced expansive new employee handbook rules, the NLRB just released an updated list of priorities that should worry employers.

Predictable scheduling picks up steam

04/26/2016
State attorneys general want to know what major retailers are doing to make their employees’ work lives more predictable.

5 ways to minimize the adverse impact of off-duty conduct

04/13/2016
Attempts to regulate workers’ activities during off-duty hours pit employers, who want highly productive workers (and low insurance costs), against employees, who claim any restrictions amount to “lifestyle discrimination.”

Proposed regs issued for fed contractors’ paid sick leave

04/08/2016
Last fall, President Obama signed Executive Order 13706, requiring most large federal contractors and subcontractors to provide at least seven paid sick days per year to employees working on federal contracts.

OFCCP sues NYC’s B&H Foto & Electronics

04/08/2016
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Com­pliance Programs is suing Manhattan-based B&H Foto & Electronics alleging the company discriminated against workers at its Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse.

OSHA sues demolition firm for whistleblower retaliation

04/08/2016
Regional Environmental Demolition in Niagara Falls faces a federal lawsuit alleging retaliation against a worker who reported a workplace hazard.

Suit advances alleging Dave & Buster’s dodged ACA

04/08/2016
A big class-action lawsuit against the Dave & Buster’s restaurant chain has cleared an initial hurdle in federal court.

FLSA settlement can include nondisparagement clause

04/08/2016
Employers can prevent an employee who receives an FLSA settlement from badmouthing them by including a nondisparagement clause in the settlement agreement.

Indefinite leave is not a reasonable accommodation

04/08/2016
Sometimes, 12 weeks of FMLA leave isn’t long enough for workers to recover from illness or injury. But, indefinite leave does not have to be accommodated.