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EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION »
Discrimination and document abuse in the hiring process
You’ve been verifying I-9’s since the Immigration Reform and Control Act became effective in 1986. Imagine your surprise to receive a letter from the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice notifying you that you are being investigated for document abuse discrimination in the employment eligibility verification process.
WORKPLACE ROMANCES »
Drama, drama, drama
H&M International employee Ehnae Northington, the future plaintiff, was dating co-worker Terrell Maghett. Unfortunately, Maghett was already involved in a seven-year-long dating relationship with another female coworker, Shequita Sims. When Sims became suspicious that Maghett was involved with Northington, she made verbal and physical threats against Northington. Eventually, Sims physically assaulted Northington outside of work, and later pled guilty to battery.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT »
ADA accommodation talk should occur before employment decision
For disabled employees, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to consider the possibility of a reasonable accommodation that would allow disabled employees to maintain their employment. To satisfy the ADA’s reasonable accommodation requirement, an interactive discussion of potential accommodations must occur before an employer makes any employment decision.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT »
Employee on FMLA leave fired for ‘moonlighting’
A recent court decision provides a good illustration of the “moonlighting” phenomena and affirms the right of employers to discipline those employees who abuse the provision of leave under the FMLA.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY »
Monitoring employees’ use of company trademarks in social media
If you’re an employer, chances are good that you employ some of the 1.06 billion individuals who regularly use Facebook®, as well as some of the millions who regularly post to other popular social media websites. And, whether you realize it or not, those employees may be using those social media outlets to identify with [...]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY »
Keys to ensuring the secrecy of trade secrets
In the shrinking world of social media, privacy seems to be an all but forgotten concept. But in the world of business, trade secrets are critical to success. It is paramount that companies catalog and contractually protect their trade secrets, as well as limit trade secret exposure to key employees who are trained to identify and protect corporate secrets from accidental disclosure or theft.
MANDATORY ARBITRATION »
Court enforces agreement to arbitrate
In a January 23, 2013 decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma continued a recent trend in Oklahoma cases enforcing arbitration clauses included in employment agreements or relationships.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD »
NLRB rulings may require second look
Employers concerned with recent expansive rulings by the National Labor Relations Board got a significant measure of relief on January 25. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that three so-called recess appointments of NRLB members by President Barack Obama were invalid and the NLRB lacked a quorum of the five-member board.
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