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Employment Law Lessons About the Yankees…As Told by a Phillies Fan

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

Before the World Series started, I put my word on the line (and the blog) with a friendly wager with Jon Hyman, a rabid Phillies fan and the author of the Ohio Employer’s Law Blog.  Whoever lost would have to write about the winning team and tie it into some themes about employment law. Well,… Continue Reading

Revisiting Derek Jeter’s Contract and a World Series Challenge

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

Anyone who has read this blog for a while knows of my love of the New York Yankees. So much so that a few months back I did an entire employment law post on Derek Jeter’s contract. He’s the quintessential Yankee and, from an employment law perspective, an ideal to aspire to. No matter the… Continue Reading

Yankees Mull Non-Disparagement Clauses, but What Does One Look Like?

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

With the Super Bowl over, there are many in Connecticut who would love to start paying attention to baseball (after all, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about two weeks). Fortunately, there’s been plenty of drama for New York Yankees fans this week with the release of former manager Joe Torre’s new book,… Continue Reading

The Right to Attend Opening Day at Yankee Stadium…and Get Paid by Your Employer

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

Today is the final day of the General Assembly and the Paid Sick Leave proposal (S.B. 217) is expected to come before the House before the close of business.  But, perhaps in a sign that it is doomed to die a procedural death, it has drawn nearly 25 proposed amendments.   One of the listed amendments is just… Continue Reading

Tips on Negotiation & Settlement – What HR Professionals and In-House Counsel Can Learn From A-Rod & the Yankees

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

Lately, the best soap opera in the area has been the on-again, off-again negotiations between Alex Rodriguez (otherwise known as A-Rod) and the New York Yankees. As a Yankees and baseball fan, it has provided lots of drama already in the offseason.  But the case has also provided a very good example of how to handle… Continue Reading

Employment Contracts of Baseball Players

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

In Connecticut, the loyalties between the Red Sox and Yankees are about evenly split.   So, for now, it’s baseball nirvana here in the state.   If both win their divisional series, there will be many late nights here in Connecticut watching a Yankees-Red Sox matchup. In honor of the baseball playoffs beginning this week, I thought I… Continue Reading