by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 27, 2011
No, not the Beltway or the Chicago loop, and no, not even Boston, but the social media loop. In searching for an efficient way to post one entry to reach all media, I failed to disable come existing loops between media, such as Twitter & FB. I...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 27, 2011
An employee was fired because she sat next to her boss at a public School Board meeting to decide whether her boss was to be fired. That’s it. There was no evidence she was disruptive or likely to cause trouble. She was fired because she...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 26, 2011
My third night of acting class is scheduled for Monday night. I love the class because it allows us to play with situations and interpretations, and invites us “to go for it” with our creativity. On Monday, I’ll be doing a monologue from...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 25, 2011
Behind the scenes in the gigantic Wal Mart gender bias case was one of the “friends of the court” participants: “Equal Rights Advocates.” [the U.S. Supreme Court just denied class action status to 1.6 million women claiming a...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 24, 2011
Companies and individuals have this in common: we do not perceive a “problem” until the pain of ignoring it captures our attention. As an employment lawyer hearing the stories of many employees and different industries, one theme is common...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 24, 2011
“Love Story” and “Paper Moon” and decades now gone. I’m listening to Ryan O’Neal basically deny responsibility for the events of his life. “They” failed him in various ways. He needed this or that, and...