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Category Archives: discipline and discharge
The Care and Feeding Of Counsel
My Las Vegas partner, Mark Ricciardi, recently posted the Fourth Part of his Blog on “Ten Reasons to Find a New Labor Employment Attorney.” I respect Mark’s opinions because he maintains some of our most enthusiastic clients. Over the next … Continue reading
Posted in acqusition and mergers, combustible dust, concerted protected activity, construction, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, government contracting, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, litigation, managing legal matters, manufacturing, NLRB, OSHA, plant openings and closures, plastics, retail, social media, union organizing, unions, wage hour, workplace violence
Tagged concerted protected activity, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, effective lawyers, employer policies, employment attorney, fast food restaurants, management labor attorney, managing lawyers, nlrb and social media, osha combustible dust requirements, OSHA Inspections, reducing legal fees, retail workers, union organizing, wage hour
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NLRB Again Shows No Concern For Employee Privacy In New Ruling
Following its recent rejection of 50-year-old precedent, the NLRB today announced that it reversed 34-year old precedent and eliminated the categorical exemption of employee Witness Statements from being provided to a Union in disciplinary cases. The decision, American Baptist Homes of … Continue reading
Posted in discipline and discharge, NLRB, Uncategorized, union organizing, unions
Tagged 237 NLRB 982, American Baptist Homes of the West d/b/a Piedmont Gardens, Anheuser-Busch, employer policies, Inc., NLRB and confidentiality, NLRB and discipline, nlrb and social media, NLRB out of control?, NLRB requires balancing of employer confidentiality interests and a union’s need for information concerning employee discipline, retail workers, right to work laws and business location, right-to-work, union organizing, union right to employee witness statements, union right to employer information
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The Hidden Safety Hazard – Domestic Violence
The Hidden Safety Hazard – Domestic Violence Date: November 1, 2012 By Betsy Weintraub (Former Prosecutor) As the holidays are approaching, you notice that Susan, one of your longtime employees with a near perfect attendance record, has missed several … Continue reading
Top Ten Ways To Hold A Company Party – Without Getting Sued
Top Ten Ways To Hold A Company Party – Without Getting Sued Date: December 3, 2012 By Michael Mitchell (Labor Letter, December 2012) With the Holiday Season in full swing, many employers ask us about the wisdom of holding company parties … Continue reading
Posted in construction, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer policies, food processing, generational differences, government inspections, harassment, hospitality, manufacturing, plastics, recruiting, retail, social media, Uncategorized, workplace violence
Tagged company parties, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, discrimination claims, EEOC, employer policies, fast food restaurants, generational differences, retail workers, sued over company parties
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What Should I Think About TV Coverage This Week and the New Congressional Report On the NLRB
A number of people asked me about Fox News and other discussions this week about an “out of control” NLRB. I have linked to a Fox story yesterday on a new Congressional Report that calls the NLRB a “rogue” agency. … Continue reading
Posted in concerted protected activity, construction, discipline and discharge, employer policies, food processing, government inspections, hospitality, manufacturing, NLRB, recruiting, retail, social media, union organizing, unions
Tagged concerted protected activity, Congressional Report, employer policies, NLRB, nlrb and social media, retail workers, union organizing
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Free Webinar Making Predictions About Federal Agencies in 2013
While there remains some lingering uncertainty, the recent elections did lend some clarity to an evolving regulatory landscape. Now that the dust has settled, what can we expect from a second term for the current Administration? And with additional gridlock … Continue reading
Posted in aging workforce, concerted protected activity, construction, cultural changes, discipline and discharge, EEOC, employer benefit plans, employer policies, food processing, harassment, hospitality, manufacturing, NLRB, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, plastics, recruiting, retail, social media, Uncategorized, unions
Tagged 2013, accomodating injured workers, ADA, concerted protected activity, CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, discrimination claims, EEOC, employer policies, nlrb and social media, osha combustible dust requirements, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
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Biggest 2012 Employment Law Events (set to the theme of post apocalyptic movies)
The End of the World As We Know It? PART 1 My Portland partner, Rich Meneghello, produced the entertaining update below on the biggest employment law events in 2012, gleefully described in the context of disaster/post apocalypse movies… come on, … Continue reading
Posted in concerted protected activity, construction, discipline and discharge, manufacturing, NLRB, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, plastics, recruiting, retail, social media
Tagged concerted protected activity, employer benefit plans, employer policies, nlrb and social media, retail workers, social media
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Should Construction Owners Continue To Use Criminal Background Checks? Part 1
My friend and partner, Bert Brannen is going to provide a three-part discussion on criminal background checks, including practical compliance tips. ( http://www.laborlawyers.com/dbrannen ). PART 1 Earlier this year, the EEOC issued Enforcement Guidance on the “Consideration of Arrest and … Continue reading
Workers’ Christmas wish: Fire the boss!
We know that to manage employees we must understand the demographic and cultural changes occurring, and how employees view the work world. The article linked below found that almost 30% of employees plan to change jobs in the coming year, … Continue reading
ADAAA Shifts Focus From “Are They Disabled” To Did You Properly Interact With and Accomodate Them
ADAAA’s Twist On Administration Of Employment Practices Date: August 9, 2012 By Mauro Ramirez and A. Kevin TroutmanMost experienced human resources (HR) professionals know and follow an old adage when applying policies and making employment decisions: Follow established company policies … Continue reading
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