It seems likely that some type of paid Family and Medical Leave (otherwise known as “Paid FMLA”) bill is going to pass the General Assembly.
But the “paid” aspect of the
Lawyers and Employers Must Protect Private Employee Data
A few weeks back, I did a post about having our personal data hacked.
What if the hacker was you?
Yes you — the attorney, the employer, or someone else who has confidential information.
I was recently reviewing the online court file of an employment case in federal court for a recent blog post. It’s
This is Why the Number of Employees You Have Matters in Employment Law
There are many confusing aspects of employment law — not the least of which is that certain laws only apply to employers of a certain size.
For example, the federal age discrimination law, ADEA, only applies to a business if it has 20 or more employees who worked for the company for at least twenty
Harassment and “Terms & Conditions” Claims Up Big; A Look at CHRO Statistics Part 2
In yesterday’s post, I talked about how employment claims being filed are up big at the CHRO.
Indeed, in looking at the statistics further, I realized that it is the second highest number of claims being filed in the last 15 years.
So, FY 2015 was a very big year for claims.
But
Court Dismisses Discrimination Claim On Grounds that Employer Has Less Than 15 Employees
Lost sometimes amid all the aspects of discrimination cases are the technical requirements that still must be shown in order for a discrimination claim to proceed.
For example, Title VII applies only to employers with 15 or more employees each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks (But note that there may
EEOC Reports Record Number of Discrimination Claims for 2008; Up 15 Percent from 2007
Record numbers of discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to a MSNBC column:
Discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission jumped 15 percent in fiscal 2008 to 95,402 — the highest level since the agency opened in 1965, said spokesman David Grinberg. That is up from 82,792 claims