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Category Archives: cultural changes
Focus on Wellness: For Our Workers, It’s a Critical Life or Death Issue
When I started this Blog, I wanted to post analysis and suggestions which were different or more practical than some of the Employment Law, Safety and Labor Articles out there. I did not want to simply repeat what others were already effectively … Continue reading
Posted in ADA, aging workforce, cultural changes, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, generational differences, incentive plans, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, wellness, workers comp
Tagged accomodating injured workers, ADA, controlling workers comp costs, do wellness plans reduce workplace injuries?, employee attitudes, employee safety, employer benefit plans, employer policies, generational differences, managing younger workers, obese workers experience more injuries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Workplace Violence Complaints Against a Nevada Assembly Member Illustrates Trends
I suspect that Nevada residents wish that the saying “What happens In Vegas stays in Vegas” applied to the embarrassing saga occurring in their State Assembly. My reason for starting this Blog was to have a way to alert clients about trends … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, discipline and discharge, emergency response, generational differences, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, workplace violence
Tagged can a boss' threats constitute workplace violence?, osha workplace violance complaints against Nevada State Assembly member, retail and hospitality, workplace violence complaints against coworkers, workplace violence concerns in food service
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Cussing Out Your Employee May Get You Sued By… OSHA??
Hopefully you are aware of the continuing escalation of all forms of whistleblower and retaliation claims, including under the 21 Anti-Retaliation laws enforced by special investigators from OSHA’s Whistleblower group. If not, check out the News Room on OSHA’s … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, EEOC, generational differences, government inspections, management and leadership, NLRB, OSHA, whistleblower/retaliation, workplace violence
Tagged another risk for employers - cursing their boss, can a boss' threats constitute workplace violence?, cursing your employee may get you sued, workplace violence and the employer, workplace violence in construction, workplace violence in the marine setting
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Why Would Employees Tease About Nooses In 2013?
I was surprised and disappointed when I read about a punitive damages award against a north Carolina employer who allegedly tolerated employees referring to an African-American coworker as a “coon” and offering him a hangman’s noose. It’s 2013, not 1960. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, discipline and discharge, EEOC, government inspections, harassment, managing legal matters
Tagged discrimination and harassment in warehouse and distribution, idiot employees get employers sued, preventing racial harassment before it occurs, race claims about nooses, racial harassment, why would an employee call a coworker a coon in 2013?
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Victories Like These Put Employers Out Of Business
Definition of a Pyrrhic Victory: “a victory at such a great cost that another such victory will lead to defeat.” Lawyers are justly proud when they win a difficult discrimination or harassment case. However, after a couple of hundred thousand … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, discipline and discharge, EEOC, government inspections, harassment
Tagged harassment, harassment in construction, hostile work environment in blue collar settings, just sue me, professionalism in construction workplaces, same sex harassment, stupid employee behavior, things idiot employees say
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Kudos to the Top Workplaces In America Winners!
Check out the Top Workplaces In America List. There are admittedly numerous national and local lists of “Best Places to Work,” but for various reasons I find the Workforce Dynamics process to produce more accurate results than many other efforts. … Continue reading
Posted in cultural changes, employer policies, management and leadership, wellness
Tagged 2013 top places to work in america, 2013 top workplaces in america, best places to work in Atlanta, best places to work in the us, children's healthcare of atlanta, raceTrac petroleum, the results of positive employee relations, treat your employees right and maybe you will get sued less
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Worst Case Scenario – National Claims and a Painful Ergonomic Settlement
This is a sobering Blog. There are legitimate workplace safety concerns involving ergonomic issues in many industries, but how would you like to be on the receiving end of the attacks described below? Let’ discuss the most recent development in … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, concerted protected activity, cultural changes, employer policies, government inspections, hospitality, incentive plans, OSHA, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wellness, workers comp
Tagged accomodating injured workers, Cal-OSHA obtains ergonomic concessions from hotel, concerted protected activity, controlling workers comp costs, discrimination claims, employee attitudes, employee safety, employer policies, ergonomic claims against hospitality employers, fast food restaurants, hotels, OSHA Inspections, social media, union corp[orate campaigns, union organizing, UNITE-HERE
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Do Real Leaders Pass the Buck?
About 300 comments have been pasted on the Harvard Business Review (HBR) Linked in site response to this recent question. Check them out. While many are repetitive and simply restate what we already know, others offer sharp insight or provide … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, cultural changes, generational differences, management and leadership
Tagged employer policies, generational differences, leaders don't pass the buck, managing younger workers, real leaders create workforces which don't need unions, recruiting and keeping employees, servant leadership
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For My Fellow Attorneys… Do the Cobbler’s Children Have Shoes?
I could not resist linking to a recent Fortune Magazine article criticizing law firm treatment of personnel; especially associates. Because we are a labor firm, we are constantly becoming better at practicing what we preach, but it requires purposeful effort … Continue reading
Part 2 – Care and Feeding of Counsel
Posted below is Part 2 of my ruminations on selecting and managing labor counsel. I prepared Part 1, the first 10 points, after sharing my Las Vegas partner, Mark Ricciardi’s multi-part series on selecting employment counsel. It is our hope that … Continue reading
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