Employment Law
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 [...]
On March 13, 2013, I did my 6th interview on the Recruiting Animal’s Blog Talk Radio show. I’ve been appearing on his show since way back in 2008. This time around we talked about whether or not LinkedIn intentionally or unintentionally discriminates against minorities (i.e., legally protected classes). Animal has read some articles claiming that [...]
