Many years ago, I wrote about the passing of a lawyer named Palmer McGee. He was from a different generation, one who viewed the practice of law as a profession and someone who had a small but important role in my life. But perhaps the best thing about him was what my mother (who had
New White House, New Executive Orders
If you thought the new Biden White House would take it easy on the use of Executive Orders, you haven’t been paying attention. President Biden has been indicating that he would use Executive Orders liberally in the first few days to either develop policy or turn around policies that he believes should be revoked.
The
The Employment Law Debate Questions Each Candidate Should Answer
Every four years I have a dream that an employment law question will be asked at a Presidential Debate.
I have yet to have that dream realized. And if the topics of debate moderator Chris Wallace are to be believed, we will have to wait (still further) for such questions at an upcoming debate.
Hostile Work Environment Creator, Equal Opportunity Offender or Something Else?
You work for a privately-owned multinational conglomerate with a high-profile CEO who loves Twitter and can’t stop talking.
And that CEO, outside of work, has been critical of lots of people. In doing so, however, the CEO has made particular comments about certain women, comments such as:
A Look Back at Obama’s (First?) Four Years and Employment Law
Finally, today is Election Day.
And while the pundits tonight will all look forward to what the next four years might bring, it’s worth taking a quick peek back at Obama’s (first?) four years with a review of some of the posts from 2008-9.
Before his term, there were predictions that he would be good
Example #438 of Why You Need a Social Media Policy
Thanks to all who came and attended our employment law seminar at the Hartford Club today. As a reminder, we’re running another one on October 18th. More information is available here.
At today’s seminar, we talked about the need for companies to implement a social media policy and also about how social media can get
Quick Hits: Election Roundup, Seminar Details, Harassment, and CTDOL Improvements
As the week draws to a close, it’s time for another installment of Quick Hits, where I highlight a few blog posts worth a read.
- As readers know, this week I’ve been posing a series of questions to the major party candidates about employment law. Other lawyers have done the same and Jon Hyman, of
Election 2012: What Debate Questions Would You Ask Rep. Paul Ryan
As we continue our series this week of highlighting employment law issues for the candidates, next up is Rep. Paul Ryan. (For previous posts and groundrules, see here, here, and here.)
- Your record on the Employment Non-discrimination Act is, to be blunt, muddy at best. You appear to have once voted
Election 2012: What Debate Questions Would You Ask Mitt Romney?
All this week, this blog (and other employment law blogs — here, here, here and here) are posting employment law-related questions for the major-party candidates for President and Vice President. Today’s turn: Mitt Romney.
(For a recap of this process — and a
President Appoints New Chairs of EEOC and NLRB
With a new administration now firmly in place, the President has wasted no time in appointing new chairs of the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The EEOC has the details on the first appointment of Stuart Ishimaru as A
cting Chair:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that