Employment Law
Here's the materials from my May 2014 "Sink or Swim With Social Media: Legal Workplace Issues" presentation for Assurance University. It's a 56-slide PowerPoint analyzing court & regulatory agency rulings concerning who owns work-related accounts & content, & what employers can & should do to manager their employee & business' social media activities. Unfortunately, the [...]
In my practice, I see a lot of trends where the quantity of certain behaviors or issues seem to run in cycles. Lately, I've seen a lot of "creep" & "jerk" issues arise in businesses. This happens when a business has a very difficult employee who behaves like a creep & a jerk, yet their [...]
Thanks to Catherine Conlan at Monster.com for quoting me in her article "5 Job Interview Questions that Are Illegal to Ask." The article is also below. Additionally, on 4/8/14, I'll be part of a panel presentation for "Negotiating With Potential Hires." This webinar is sponsored by Financial Poise, ChamberWise & West LegalEdcenter. I'll be presenting along with 2 [...]
Thanks to Dr. Lynne Curry, of The Growth Company, for quoting me in her recent article “Tweet Sets Off Social Media Tsunami.” This concerns the recent firing of a female employee for Tweeting about sexual “jokes” told by 2 male individuals at a business conference. At a public presentation, during the conference, she Tweeted about these 2 [...]
On 4/10/13, I did my 7th interview for The Recruiting Animal’s Blog Talk Radio show. For about 15 minutes The Recruiting Animal & I discussed the relationship between cultural fit & diversity, & whether recruiters contribute to bias when trying to hire for fit. In addition to the podcast, below is additional information, via written [...]
