Delaware Employment Law Blog
"Timely commentary on all things e-law, including what to make of current news events, how to implement change in your organization, and what steps to take to prevent legal liability."
Author: The employment law section of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, which has three offices in Delaware and one in New York City. Scott Holt, William W. Bowser and Terri Cheek are partners; Maribeth L. Minella, Molly DiBianca, Adria Martinelli and Michael Stafford are associates.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • Delaware • Associate • Partner
Recent Posts from Delaware Employment Law Blog
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How Often Should Employees Check E-Mail After Hours?
If you’re an associate at the law firm Quinn Emanuel, the answer is “very, very often.” According to legal tabloid, Above the Law, clients of the firm expect their attorneys to be on call 24/7. …
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3 Reasons to Proofread that Document One More Time
I host a bi-monthly “lunch and learn” for the staff in my department; attendance is voluntary. In advance of the meeting, attendees suggest and vote on the session’s topic. Topics range from software-specific, like Adobe…
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Top 100 Employment Law Blogs . . . plus 10
The Top 100 Employment Law Blogs is back and updated for 2009. Ok, so it’s the Top 110 this year. There were just too many great blogs that 100 wouldn’t do the trick. The list,…
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Service Animals That Provide Psychiatric Service
Last week, I posted twice on the recent controversy surrounding service animals. (See Table for Two, Please--Me and My Seeing-Eye Horse; Quit Monkeying Around: Court Rules Monkey Is Not a Service Animal). Apparently, I’m not…
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Proof that Looks Really Do Matter … at Least for Resumes
When it comes to resumes, I’m not the only one who believes that looks really do matter. Admittedly, I am more particular than most when it comes to the appearance of documents. But typeface is…
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Quit Monkeying Around: Court Rules Monkey Is Not a Service Animal
Service animals provide assistance to persons with disabilities in a number of ways. Last week, I wrote about the seeming confusion surrounding “non-standard” service animals, like a boa constrictor and a “seeing-eye horse.” The U.S.…
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10 Posts Employers Should Read this Week
Here are a 10 of the most important and interesting employment-related posts from the web this week. TGIF! I am a big fan of audiobooks and podcasts for convenient learning. Mission to Learn blog…
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EEOC Published Flu Pandemic Guidelines
Wondering what it is okay to say and do with regard to employees who have, or might have, the flu? The EEOC has stepped up with information to clarify with information about flu-related issues based…
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EEOC Town Hall Listening Session re: ADAAA in Philadelphia Oct. 30
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), was amended in September 2008 by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), which took effect on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA emphasizes that the definition of disability should…
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Employers Should Be Aware of the Results of Social-Media Survey
There are more than 300 million Americans are Facebook users. Facebook users who are looking for work are having their profiles searched by the 45% of employers who are hiring as part of their background-search…