Ancel Glink: Labor & Employment

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12/22/2014

Workplace Bullying – Part I Posted on Friday, December 19, 2014 by Darcy Proctor I had one short tempered boss a long time ago who would invariably react to anything he didn’t like or thought that he wouldn’t like by immediately screaming at the top of his lungs. Here’s an example. My office was s…

12/19/2014

Electronic Communications Policies in Light of Purple Communications Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2014 by Don Anderson As has been reported previously in The Workplace Report, the National Labor Relations Board held last week in Purple Communication, that, absent special circumstances justifyi…

12/17/2014

More Ways to Avoid Turning Your Applicants Into Litigants Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos Yesterday, we gave our first five tips on avoiding litigation in the job application process. While there are no illegal questions – ones where an employer is liable just by aski…

12/15/2014

Lessons Learned from Sony Posted on Monday, December 15, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos By now virtually everyone in the U.S. (and many elsewhere) have heard or read about the email debacle at Sony, where emails – critical and sometimes nasty emails about the talent that makes the company so much mon…

12/05/2014

Labor Unions – 1; State Budget Fix – 0 Posted on Monday, November 24, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos In a move that was not surprising to most, a Sangamon County judge ruled last Friday that the pension reform bill enacted just about a year ago is unconstitutional. Most people by now know that Illino…

11/19/2014

Is Same-Sex Sexual Harassment Illegal? Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 by Matthew DiCianni Readers of The Workplace Report know that we strongly encourage all employers to create and enforce sexual harassment policies. Sexual harassment is one of the most common complaints of employment discr…

11/18/2014

University Did Not Discriminate Against Religious Organization Banned for Serving Too Much Alcohol to Minors Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos If you take a stroll on Northwestern University’s campus tonight, you might expect to find some underage students drinking alcohol…

11/18/2014

Drug and Alcohol Testing for Injured Workers Posted on Thursday, November 13, 2014 by Erin Baker The 2011 amendments to Illinois Compensation Act were so sweeping that some changes have been more frequently discussed than others. One of the most often ignored changes was the addition of an intoxi…

11/18/2014

Can Company Email Be Used for Union Activity? Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos Can a company commit an unfair labor practice by restricting use of its email to only business communications? That’s the question before the NLRB in the case of Purple Communications, Inc.…

11/14/2014

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: An Overview Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by Matthew DiCianni The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) probably covers more people in the workplace than any other law. Therefore, both employers and employees should have a basic understanding of t…

11/14/2014

Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA Posted on Monday, November 10, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos For a long time it was considered a given that an essential function of any job was that the employee had to be able to show up for work. If a disabled employee could not report to…

11/11/2014

IRS Sets New FSA and HSA Limits for 2015 Posted on Friday, November 07, 2014 by Margaret Kostopulos The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued its new limits for 2015 on employee contributions to FSA’s and HSA’s. IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2014-30 provides the 2015 inflation adjusted con…

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