The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips


A blawg about legal issues affecting the workplace.

Author: John B. Phillips is of counsel at Miller Martin in Chattanooga, Tenn., and he is the author of Employment Law Desk Book for Tennessee Employers.

Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment

Recent Posts from The Word on Employment Law with John Phillips


  • Law Changing on Employer’s Right to Monitor Employee Email?

    Not long ago, labor and employment lawyers representing employers felt comfortable advising clients that the law was weighted in an employer’s favor when it comes to the subject of monitoring an employee’s email at work.…

  • White Dove — HR Song of the Week

    How do you know when it’s time to quit? Sometimes, it’s hard to know. Listen to Lynyrd Skynyrd sing again and again, “Just know that my work is done,” and see if it helps you…

  • Immigration Reform: It’s Back!

    According to the New York Times, immigration reform is still alive and well. To blunt doubt that the Obama administration is still committed to taking on this divisive issue in early 2010, Homeland Security Secretary…

  • Honesty, Values and Such

    A post on Cultural Offering about six honest serving men and another on Execupundit on talking about values seemed to go together. Click on each one and get ready to think.

  • A Story About Employee Demotivation

    We hear a lot about motivation of employees. A radical new approach of employee demotivation is edging its way into human resources management. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4of2ij1KA

  • Did Health Care Reform Hit A Wall?

    Hardly anything is more controversial than health care reform. President Obama’s desire for a bill before year’s end is unlikely. Lobbyists are spinning reform so fast and hard that nausea is difficult to avoid. Some arguments are preposterous. Some reasonable.…

  • Recession Over: Mania, Mendacity, Myth?

    An executive recently told me that his company had almost gone belly-up this year. It laid off 70% of its employees and barely survived. Things are looking up now, he said. When I asked how many employees…

  • Franklin on Love of Self

    Benjamin Franklin had many talents, played many roles, and was one of the true founders of the United States. He is also still one of the most quoted public figures who ever lived. This quote…

  • Is Ugliness a Protected Class?

    A lot of employers have international operations and are located in several countries. American employees being the creative folks they are, particularly when it comes to the Internet, let’s say they set up a website…

  • What, Me Wrong?

    Eclecticity provides a cartoon that contains a question every employee wants to ask his or her boss.