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Civil Disobedience and The Workplace: The Economic Consequences of Political Conscience
By Chris Avcollie In 1849, Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for an act of civil disobedience. Thoreau had broken...
5 Ways to Beat Employer Performance Improvement Plans (PIPS)
By Mark Carey Really, you’re going to give me a PIP after my dedicated years of service to this company? That’s...
“Oh ye of little faith!” Does the company I work for have more religious freedom than I do?
When it comes to freedom of religious expression in the commercial context, the corporation you work for may have more...
Age Discrimination in Employment: A Most Invisible Prejudice…
By Chris Avcollie Introduction In some ways, Western culture teaches us to honor and to respect our elders. The fifth...
The Gathering Storm: COVID Rages While Worker Relief Laws Sunset
By Fran Slusarz, Way back in March, when I read the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus...
“Employed or Not Employed…That Is The Question!”
By Chris Avcollie “To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and...
Carey Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article: What Rights Do Furloughed Employees Have?
Here’s what to know about health insurance benefits, freelance work, unemployment and more Furloughed workers face...
Thinking Outside the “Black Box”: The Interactive Process of Disability Accommodations During Covid-19
By Chris Avcollie “In science, computing, and engineering, a ‘black box’ is a device, system or object which can be...
WSJ Article: Is Political Speech Protected in the Workplace? Here’s What You Need to Know: Quoting Mark Carey
Private companies have wide latitude to limit how employees express their views, but there are exceptions Employment...
COVID-19 CANCELS ALL NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS DUE TO IMPOSSIBILITY
You’re a free agent and your noncompetition agreement is void! That should make you feel less stressed about getting...
You Have the Right To…NOT Remain Silent…Dealing With Bullies In The Workplace
By: Chris Avcollie Its Monday morning and you are on your way into work. Although the traffic is not bad, your stress...
Are We More Racially Tolerant? Racial Discrimination Cases in Employment Has Actually Decreased by 8% in 2019
Are we a more racially tolerant society today, in terms of how we treat one another at work? The following statistics...
WSJ Article: Stressed at Work? Here’s When to File for Disability Benefits (Quoting Mark Carey)
Employee may be able to file for short-term disability with proper medical diagnosis, but there are other options to...
They Denied My Unemployment Claim…Now What?
The good news is that the enhanced unemployment benefits available in response to COVID-19 provides unprecedented and...
WSJ Article- When Co-Workers Test Positive for Covid-19: What You Need to Know
The Wall Street Journal (July 13, 2020) reported the following story with an interview with Employment Attorney Mark...
The Workplace of Tomorrow III: A New Path
By Fran Slusarz About a million years ago, I remember hearing that the Star Wars epic was meant to track the rise and...
The Employees’ Field Guide to Protesting: What you Need to Know Before the Rally
By Fran Slusarz It always surprises people when they learn that they really don’t have a right to say whatever they...
Supreme Court Says Sex Discrimination Includes Homosexuality and Transgender Status
By Mark Carey and Fran Slusarz, The Supreme Court just issued a ground-breaking Bostock decision making it unlawful...
The Workplace of Tomorrow II: Dystopia Rising
By Fran Slusarz, Last week, or 347 news cycles ago, I wrote that the post-COVID workplace will not be as bad as we...
The Workplace of Tomorrow: Not as Silly as They Predicted, Not as Bad as You Fear
By Fran Slusarz, Mid-century was the golden age of futurism and if you are of a certain (ahem) age, you spent far too...
