When a New York City underwriter walked past a life-sized poster of New England Patriots quarter back Tom Brady in his Manhattan office, little did he know it would set offa chain of events that would eventually lead to his termination.As the…

Can you fire an employee for expressing their discriminatory views, or is that speech protected? This was the question the NLRB answered when addressing a recent wrongful termination complaint.Ex-Google employee James Damore, now infamous for that 10-page memo he wrote(claiming that biological differences…

Now is the perfect time for a review of your I-9 compliance efforts for a number of reasons.For starters, the most recently revised form became mandatory in the fall.Plus, the Dept. of Homeland Security’s Immigration & Customs Enforcement agency (also known as ICE) can…

Good news: The feds just gave employers more incentive to offer internship programs.In a new Field Assistance Bulletin by its Wage-and-Hour Division, the DOL announced it’ll be dropping the more-comprehensive “six-factor test” for determining whether an intern qualifies as an employee entitled to…

Almost everyone knows how difficult the loss of a beloved pet can be. But is it up setting enough to qualify for FMLA leave?One employee, who was having a particularly hard time coping with the loss of his dog,thought so.Joseph Buck worked as…

Though several court rulings have sided with employers that denied extended leave as an ADA accommodation, the issue is far from settled. And a recent lawsuit shows that employers denying additional leave is still a risky proposition.Previous rulings all dealt with employees asking…