“Zero tolerance” is too blunt an instrument, and it may even increase bad behavior.Chai Feldblum, a Democratic Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was quoted this week as saying that “zero tolerance” policies can...
As we previously posted, gender discrimination issues have been a hot topic at the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Now, it seems the NLRB is even more on board the #metoo movement – but with a twist, sexual harassment by unions. On February 20, 2018, the NLRB...
Have I missed any? A recent poll of 2,000 American workers said that people have an average of about 60 bad days a year. (People actually keep track of such things? And, define “bad.”) Of those 60-some bad days a year, 80 percent are reportedly due to...
What can we learn from Major League Baseball’s currently unemployed players? Employee satisfaction has become increasingly important as employees expect fulfillment in their careers (both financially and with work-life balance programs and benefits). Whether unionized...
Consider this scenario. Employer and Employee have a good-faith dispute over whether Employer owes Employee for unpaid overtime for time Employee spent traveling. Employee sues. Court awards Employee $608.08 for unpaid overtime (doubled to $1,216.16 as liquidated...
