Employment Law

“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...

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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...

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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...

Facebook and Employee Discipline: Employers “Dislike” the NLRB

November 16, 2015 By James B. Shrimp, Esq. Can an employer get into trouble for firing...

Association Discrimination: Another Consideration When You Cut One (an employee that is)

October 9, 2015 By James B. Shrimp, Esq. This past weekend, I was thinking about blogging,...

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Workplace Conflict: Management Lessons from Jonathan Papelbon

By James B. Shrimp, Esq. This past weekend Jonathan Papelbon, the talented and unpredictable closer for...

Working at Amazon: A Demanding Workplace or Just Normal?

August 25, 2015 By James B. Shrimp, Esq. Many of you likely had the opportunity...

An Employer’s Responsibility to Returning Military Veterans

August 21, 2015 By Richard C. Sokorai, Esq. When an employee has to take a...

Suspension with Pay is Not Discrimination

August 18, 2015 By James B. Shrimp, Esq. When an employer investigates potential wrongdoing by...