Is Your Business Prepared for Disaster?
The airwaves and the Internet are running at full steam trying to convey the minute by minute details related to the bombing at the...
What Will You do When Mary Jane Comes to Work?
In the wake of the passage of Initiative 502, employers throughout Washington, are asking the question, “What now?” and “How does this...
Investigations and the Confidentiality Directive Revisited
In a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Board significantly impacted the manner in which HR investigations...
Lifeguard Awarded $3.5 Million
Carmen Jean-Baptiste is a 43 year old woman who worked as a lifeguard at the Takoma Aquatic Center. Soon after starting the job her...
ARE YOUR TRADE SECRETS PROTECTED?
Imagine a former employee leaves to compete against your business and does so with your product design and customer list. Clearly, you...
Fired Human Resources Director Settles Case
Angela Payne was the Human Resources Director for the City of Sheboygan. She contended that she was fired for rejecting the Mayor’s...
Love Contracts? Romance? Bah Humbug!
I just got through reading an article by a mainstream publication in which it was suggested that through the use of a love contract an...
THINK BEFORE YOU SIGN THAT NON-COMPETE
In an increasingly competitive business environment the use of non–competition agreements has become commonplace. Employers and employees...
Where is the Common Sense
Employment law is a hot area especially in times of economic turmoil. More often than not, employment lawyers are called into action...
Strippers and Sexual Harassment
Can sexual harassment occur in a strip club? You bet it can and it does. Many of the young women take jobs in strip clubs, as servers or...
