Friday, September 30, 2016

Can You Be Fired For Your Facebook Posts? Yes (With Exceptions)

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Do I really have to tell you to watch what you say on social media? Apparently I really do because I run into people all too often who were ...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Trump Campaign Noncompete Agreements May Break Multiple Laws

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You may have seen that the Trump campaign is imposing confidentiality and noncompete agreements on its staffers that are quite broad. Here...
Friday, September 9, 2016

Is Retaliation Illegal? Sometimes

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Lots of people approach me every week and say they feel they were retaliated against. I usually have to ask, "Retaliation for what?...
Friday, August 26, 2016

More States Pass Domestic Violence Victim Workplace Protection

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Domestic violence victims have enough problems without also having to deal with coworkers stigmatizing them and possibly getting fired. The...
Friday, August 19, 2016

Dear HR: Stop Telling Employees They Can't Apply For FMLA Until They Use Their Vacation

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For about the dozenth time this year, I heard another sob story about an employee who absolutely qualified for FMLA leave, yet was told by H...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Follow Trump's Advice, Lose Your Sexual Harassment Case

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By now you've probably heard Donald Trump's advice to sexual harassment victims : just quit your job. The problem with this (besides...
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Friday, August 5, 2016

Massachusetts Legislators Fail To Protect Citizens Against Abusive Noncompetes. Again

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For a second year in a row, Massachusetts legislators introduced legislation to ban or severely limit the use of noncompete agreements in th...