Company Social Media Policy Should Clarify Account Owner In our previous post about whether or not social media accounts are considered trade secrets, we mentioned PhoneDog v. Kravitz, (N.D. Calif....
Are Linkedin Connections & Twitter Followers Trade Secrets? Recently various cases have cropped up between companies and former employees relating to social media contacts made by the employee...
When Do Holidays Count as FMLA Leave? With the holiday season in full swing, a common question asked is whether holidays can be counted against an employee’s...
5 Tips for Employers Receiving and Processing Religious Accommodation Requests So now you know what to do if you are an employee in need of an religious accommodation, but what...
4 Pointers for Employees in Need of Religious Accommodations In our last post, we provided an overview of a claim for failing to accommodation a religion. There are important...
Workplace Accommodations for Religion Workplace Accommodations - Not Just for Disability It’s flu season, and when flu season strikes, the questions begin to be asked about mandatory...
2 Wrongs Can Make an FMLA-Right In our last post, we explained how an employee can be both FMLA eligible and ineligible. We thought we’d continue...
An FMLA-Eligible, Ineligible Employee? Yup, you heard right. This issue was most recently addressed in Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a case out...
National Labor Relations Board – Not Just for Unions The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has historically been a “union agency,” but it is now beginning to expand beyond...
No-Fault Attendance Policy Can Open Potential for Fault Under a “no-fault” attendance policy, an employee accrues one point per absence, regardless of the reason for the absence. After...