As you start a new job, be alert to non-compete restrictions that your new employer may wish to impose upon you. Increasingly, employers seem to require their new employees to sign Non-Compete Agreements restraining where they may work if they leave the job. The...
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NJ Senate Bill 992-Important Protections for Women in the Workplace
The N.J. legislature sent Senate Bill 992 to Governor Christie for adoption. S. 992 amends the N.J. Law Against Discrimination (LAD) making wage disparities amongst similarly situated employees expressly unlawful. The Bill imposes treble damages upon any employer...
NEW EEO EMPLOYER FORMS
The EEOC is amending its EEO-1 form (the Employer Information Report) to include questions about pay ranges and hours worked by employees. This data will reveal patterns or trends in pay disparities. The current EEO-1 Form provides information on workforce profiles...
Lessons Learned From Carlson v. Ailes
On July 6, 2016, Gretchen Carlson filed suit against Roger Ailes for severe and pervasive sexual harassment suffered while working at Fox News. Roger Ailes resigned in July 2016, and Carlson's case settled in September 2016 with Fox News' parent company paying her...
Employer’s perception of employee speech matters.
On April 26, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the employer's perception that the employee had engaged in first amendment protected speech was relevant to determining whether the employer was motivated by that speech in demoting the employee....
The UBER Dilemma: An insurance perspective.
Does the taxi lobby's argument against TNCs hold water? The (not so new) business model: using a smartphone app to connect drivers with riders. New York has effectively legalized it and there is currently a bill pending before the Pennsylvania Senate to give TNC...
Business Divorce: Planning the wedding and divorce at the same time!
Planning For A Graceful Exit. No one wants to start a marriage planning for divorce. However, when you own a business with one or more individuals, you have to do exactly that; you need to plan for the end. But planning for failure doesn't mean that you will fail. It...
BOOSTING BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN 2016
HERE COMES THE BOOM IN 2016 As business owners, year-end can be stressful. December is about year end billing, employee gifts, holiday parties, year-end accounting and planning for 2016. Budgeting and forecasting your income and expenses is critical and Inc....
Free Speech in the Workplace-No Such Thing!
A Philadelphia teacher was fired by the school district for writing a blog in which she called her students "disengaged lazy whiners" and "disobedient, disrespectful oafs." She also wrote "[t]hey curse, discuss drugs, talk back, argue for grades, complain about...
Maternity Leave: To take or not to take…
Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, just announced her pregnancy with twins and also that she will take a shortened leave and return to work within two weeks after delivery. For this, she is being criticized for this personal decision despite the following facts: (a) she...