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The Last Post About Social Media & Employment Law Ever. (Maybe.) (Not Really.)

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Labor Law & NRLB, Manager & HR Pro’s Resource Center, Social Media

Yesterday, The New York Times — about a gazillion years after this blog and other employment law blogs talked about it ad nauseum — wrote their definitive piece entitled on how “federal regulators” are “ordering employers to scale back policies that limit what employees can say online.” The headline?  “Even If It Enrages Your Boss,… Continue Reading

Interns: Assign Real Work or Menial Tasks? Neither, says The New York Times

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Wage & Hour

Back in 2010, at the same time the U.S. Department of Labor was making a big publicity push on its interpretation of rules regarding unpaid interns, the New York Times ran piece noting how employers were skirting the law when it came to internships: The Labor Department says it is cracking down on firms that… Continue Reading

Smoke & Mirrors – Beware of the “Newest Trend” on Smoker-Free Workplaces in Connecticut

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations

The New York Times loves spotting trends. Here’s the latest: Workplaces are moving from smoke-free to "smoker-free" places, particularly in the health care arena.  I hate to break it to The New York Times, but this is far from new. Indeed, nearly three years ago, I blogged about it, noting "there’s been a lot of… Continue Reading

Cloud Computing and Employers: The Sky’s The Limit

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

In Monday’s New York Times, there’s a lengthy piece about how companies in the United States are slowly joining cloud computing.  The concerns about the use of cloud computing are not new, but companies are still grappling with how to address those concerns: Now cloud providers are trying to bring these types of flexible services… Continue Reading