We are following other Labor and Employment Law Blogs on the Web and will bring to your attention some other articles worth reading. Here are some other articles we think are worth a look:
- “How Being Rude to Your Boss Can Ruin Your Wrongful Termination Case” (useful, practical advice from a plaintiff’s employment lawyer reminding employees that even though you “may think that your rude communication is justified because your employer has been so unfair to you and they have been treating you so badly for such a long period of time, such comments are otherwise, because they will be documented might undermine any later wrongful termination case you might bring)
- “Employees attending alcohol counseling not entitled to pay for time spent in treatment” (discussion of NYPD case under the FLSA holding that time spent in alcohol counseling sessions, even though a requirement of keeping the job, are not compensable under the FLSA).
- “Arbitrator: Homicide detective’s inattention to cases provides just cause for termination” (discusses Texas arbitration case in which discharge of Houston PD detective was upheld).
- “Retroactive cba makes post expiration grievance arbitrable” (Discussion of Connecticut decision holding that grievances signed between contracts are arbitrable when the contract is retroactive)
- “U.S.S.C.: Time Spent By Employees Waiting For and Undergoing Security Screenings Before Leaving Workplace Was Not Compensable Under FLSA” (discussion of recent US Supreme Court decision holding that time waiting for security screenings to leave work at the end of the day are not considered compensable work time)
- “EEOC Must Provide Clarity on Wellness Programs, Senate Hearing Panelists Testify” (management slant on on-going dispute between business and EEOC as to whether “wellness programs” violate discrimination laws)
