Topic
Workplace Issues
52 published works
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is a serious concern in the workplace, and more and more people in the public eye–ranging from Al Franken to Harvey Weinstein to Bill O’Reilly–have recently been accused…
GT L&E Blog
Avoiding Holiday Season Employment Headaches
By Jon Zimring, John R. Richards
As the holiday season approaches, employees look forward to time with family, vacations, and holiday festivities, all of which can mean requesting more time off or calling in sick. For…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Eisenstadt and Geddes on Uber and the Workplace
Congrats to Friends-of-blog Leora Eisenstadt and Deanna Geddes (Temple) who have a fascinating op-ed in The San Francisco Chronicle on the troubles at Uber and the law's contribution to the creation of angry…
The Right Coast
N.J. pork roll company worker’s flatulence suit fails smell test, judge rules | NJ.com
Richard Cass' flatulence problems began after the then-420 pound man underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2010. He then began experiencing issues with "extreme gas and uncontrollable diarrhea," according to the lawsuit.Louann…
Labor & Employment Law Navigator
Pokémon GO! Catch ‘Em All—All The Workplace Issues, That Is
By Keith A. Ashmus, Justin Younker
The new age of the smartphone has resurrected the Pokémon craze from the 1990s in a completely new version of the once popular handheld Gameboy Nintendo game. With the help…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Sex Harassment in the Workplace: An Uptick in Cases, Awareness or Both?
[caption id="attachment_5832" align="alignright" width="300"] Are Things Getting Better or Worse?[/caption] The last few weeks it seems that I've been reading about sexual harassment in the workplace issues a lot more.…
Consumer Finance Monitor
GAO report shows continuing CFPB employee concerns related to fair treatment
A report last month issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that a survey of nonexecutive CFPB employees revealed "heightened concerns related to fair treatment, trust that employees can…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Top Posts from 2015
Missing 2015 already? Here are the top five Workplace Prof Blog posts from 2015 (by number of unique page views):Bidding Mike FarewellFederal Judge in Pennsylvania Rejects Expert Opinion on Implicit…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
You’re Fired! What Back to the Future Can Still Teach Us About the Workplace
Confession: Back to the Future is my favorite movie (though ask me in two months and I'll probably say it's actually Star Wars -- employment lawyer's prerogative). [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlEFqR4SaVA[/embed] So, how…
Clinical Law Prof Blog
Call for Papers: Applied Feminism and Work
By Jeff Baker
From Prof. Margaret Johnson of the University of Baltimore School of Law, please see this Call for Papers for the Eighth Annual Feminist Legal Theory Conference: CALL FOR PAPERS: "APPLIED…