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Wisdom and Craziness In Raising Children.
Please excuse my shameless promotion of my wife’s new blog, “Karla’s Corner.” For years, people have pleaded with Karla to write down her endless stories drawn from our 30 years of parenting adventures (and gaffes) and her 30+ years in … Continue reading
The Movie Dallas Buyers Club Teaches a Lot About Work and Life
The Dallas Buyers Club opened last Friday in limited cities, it’s the largely true story of a thoroughly unlikable hard ass Texas oil worker at the beginning of the 80’s AIDS crisis, who learns that he has full-blown AIDS (from … Continue reading
Disturbing Poll On Sex Harrassment
The vast majority of sex harassment cases we see litigated do not have legal merit and that tends to make management labor attorneys wary of harassment claims … at least those that are litigated. It almost seems as if the individuals … Continue reading
HR Should Budget Money For New Fed Contractor Veterans and Disability Requirements.
The new regulations for disabled individuals and veterans posted by the OFCCP yesterday afternoon dramatically change the requirements for federal contractors—at least 25% of the employers in the US—so this will be huge. Federal contractors will be required to ask … Continue reading
Yes, I Am Tweeting….
Ok … this is my second try; this time with my twitter handle, @howardmavity. I have taken another tentative step into technology and writing. I am now tweeting at: @howardmavity My goal is to not only link some of my blogs … Continue reading
Common Mistakes In OSHA Inspections
This post is not a comprehensive “guide” to handling OSHA Inspections, but rather is a few observations about reoccurring issues we see in OSHA inspections. These comments are most appropriate to a fatality or more involved OSHA inspection. 1. No matter what … Continue reading
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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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New Service Contracts With the Federal Government Require Employers to Offer Jobs to Displaced Employees of the Previous Employer.
It was already difficult to understand and comply with Federal Government Contracting Laws, such as Davis-Bacon, Walsh-Healey and the Service Contract Act (SCA). As of January 18, 2013, employers obtaining service contracts with the Federal Government will be required … Continue reading
Posted in construction, government contracting, government inspections, hospitality, Uncategorized, unions, wage hour
Tagged APPLICATION OF MCNAMARA-O’HARA SERVICE CONTRACT ACT (SCA), davis bacon, displaced workers, government contractors, McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA, SCA, service contract act, successor contractors, walsh healey
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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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