Sad, but true, from Jon Hyman’s always-informative blog, http://www.ohioemployerlawblog.com/: My summer reading list includes Joel Stein’s Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity. The book recounts the self-proclaimed effete Stein’s journey to become more masculine in the wake of the birth of his son. In one chapter, Stein spends a […]
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17
Jul
2012
An award of employer’s legal fees? Fat chance!
27
Jun
2012
Criminal Convictions Can Lead to Unemployment
Kiernan’s Corner is happy to feature a guest post this time, by my NJ Attorneys List collegaue Adam Rosenblum: Studies have shown that criminal convictions make it much harder to secure employment and, quite often, are a factor employers consider when firing people. When you take this into consideration, along with […]
Read moreA little-known fact is that National Labor Relations Act covers all employers enagged in interstate commerce–not just union shops. Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a rule that would require all employers subject to the Act to post notices informing employees of their rights under the NLRA. The orginal deadline […]
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20
Mar
2012
FMLA Update–Supreme Court Report
In Coleman v. Ct. of Appeals, http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/10-1016#writing-ZS, (3/20/12) the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that state employees cannot sue for money damages if their FMLA right to medical leave (for their own serious health condition) is violated. The Court’s decision was based on the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity to suits […]
Read moreOn January 24, 2011, a unanimous United States Supreme Court ruled that a man who was fired after his fiancée had filed a sex discrimination case against their mutual employer could sue the employer for illegal retaliation. Eric Thompson and his fiancée (now wife), Miriam Regalado, both worked for North […]
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