In the world’s best Christmas movie (other than Scrooged, of course), Kris Kringle — sitting in the Santa Claus chair at Macy’s flagship store — sends a mother to the Acme Toy Store on
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NLRB Toasts Chicago Bakery On English-Spanish Translation
Mistranslation is both innocent and ubiquitous. Mark Twain had fun with the mistranslations of one of his short stories into French. Indeed, literary superstars frequently acknowledge that translations are invariably imperfect. Jorge Luis Borges’ line
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The Goldilocks Paradigm In RIF Releases
Obtaining an effective waiver of claims in the context of a reduction in force, an exit incentive, or other termination program is tricky. The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) has numerous requirements that must
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Franchisor Liability For Franchisee Employees: Damn Weasels
Weasel words, not epithets for employees with legal claims, are the problem. “…[C]ourts have been nearly uniform in holding that a franchisor should not be deemed to be an ‘employer’ … when plaintiff works for
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Employee Handbooks (1971 – 2014): R.I.P.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
Julius Caesar, Act II, scene 3
It is time to inter handbooks. Yours is undoubtedly an unfair labor
Reefer Madness: Employees May Use Medical Marijuana Yet Be Fired For Doing So
Despite twenty states allowing the use of medicinal marijuana and two more – Colorado and Washington – allowing recreational marijuana use, employers remain unaffected. Courts consistently find that employers may terminate employees who test positive
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Your Greatest Risk: Retaliation Claims
Let’s start with the statistics. Last year, there were 99,412 EEOC charges filed; 37,836 of them — more than one out of every three — asserted retaliation. Put differently, more charges of retaliation were filed
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The DOL and Obscure Exemptions under the FLSA
Pine Straw Gatherers is …
A. an indie band that wowed the audience at Pitchfork last summer
B. the Junior A affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs
C. the latest sensation in the academic literature
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