Employment Law
Can a Potential Employer ask about Salary History?
July 11, 2017 Searching for a job is often a stressful and exhausting process. Applicants...
Second Circuit Upholds NLRB’s Reinstatement of Employee Who Posted Profane Blog About Boss’s Mother
June 27, 2017 By Thomas D. Rees Two years ago, I blogged about a National...
Cutting the Ties: What You Need to Know About Severance Agreements
June 13, 2017 Separating from an employer, even in the best of circumstances, can be...
Compensatory Time Coming to a Private Employer Near You?
May 10, 2017 By James B. Shrimp Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed...
Sexual Orientation Discrimination: The Legal Jumble
April 5, 2017 By James Shrimp Imagine getting married, legally, on Saturday and then getting...
The Oscars®, March Madness and Work: How Does an Employer Manage Distracted Working
March 8, 2017 By James Shrimp As most of you know, at the Oscars® Warren...
“Subgroup” Disparate Impact is a Basis for Age Discrimination Claim
January 17, 2017 By James B. Shrimp For any business contemplating a reduction in force...
The NLRB Takes Aim at Employee Handbooks Affecting Employment Law
April 19, 2016 By: James B. Shrimp The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and it’s...
Just Hang Up! The Perils of Pocket Dialing and Accidental Calls.
January 28, 2016 By: Thomas D. Rees, Esq. Dialing mistakes are no longer just material...
Ban the Box: Hiring Just Got More Complicated in the City of Philadelphia
December 18, 2015 By: Jim B. Shrimp, Esq. For decades, private employers have used a...