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Are Any Cases Getting Thrown Out as “Frivolous” at the CHRO Anymore?

Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & Harassment, Laws and Regulations, Litigation

  As I’ve noted before, the CHRO procedures were changed effective October 1, 2011.  One question that we had at the time was whether the CHRO would be retaining more discrimination claims by employees for investigation — getting past the Merit Assessment Review stage. Previously, employers have had at least a little luck getting plainly… Continue Reading

Foxwoods/UAW – The Hearing Resumes With New Details About Alleged Harassment of Dealers

Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Litigation

The hearing by the NLRB into objections raised by Foxwoods resumed Wednesday with new details about alleged harassment experienced by dealers in the course of the election last fall.  (For background on the objections and the elections, click here.)  As usual, The Day is quick with the details this morning.  According to the report, one… Continue Reading

Foxwoods/UAW – A Quick Update

Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Litigation

NLRB Hearings are best left to those who have lots of patience and time, two things I’m missing this week. Thus, unless there are major developments that occur, I’ll only briefly recap where things stand, on occasion, on the ongoing Foxwoods/UAW saga. Yesterday, the NLRB (also called "The Board") denied Foxwoods’ Request for Review, which… Continue Reading

UAW/Foxwoods – Foxwoods Requests Review of Decision and Connecticut Objects

Posted in Labor Law & NRLB, Litigation

While the mainstream press has been reporting on the upcoming hearing tomorrow on some of Foxwoods’ objections to the election, Foxwoods has also been challenging the Regional Director’s decision on December 21, 2007 rejecting the other objections raised by Foxwoods.  Thus, readers should be aware that reporting on the hearing tomorrow is only one front… Continue Reading

Followup to “Crisis in Personnel Files? Reviewing, Copying and Keeping Them

Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance

A few weeks ago, I covered the basics of personnel files, in response to an article on whether there was a "crisis" in personnel file litigation.  But a few questions remain, so consider this the third part in a trilogy about personnel files.  In other words, once you determine what is and isn’t supposed to be in… Continue Reading