Nolo’s Employment Law Blog
Employment lawyers Lisa Guerin and Alayna Schroeder discuss lessons from everyday experiences of employers and HR professionals, specifically addressing topics involving hiring, firing, performance and discipline.
Author: Lisa Guerin has practiced employment law in government, public interest, and private practice, where she represented clients at all levels of state and federal court and in agency proceedings. She is the author or coauthor of several Nolo books, including The Essential Guide to Family and Medical Leave; The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations; Create Your Own Employee Handbook; and Dealing With Problem Employees.
Alayna Schroeder has represented employers in litigation, drafted employee handbooks and policies, and counseled employers on sound employment practices. She also has experience in employment consulting and human resources. Schroeder is the coauthor of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home.
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Recent Posts from Nolo’s Employment Law Blog
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Emergency Sick Leave Bill: Congress Considers Time Off for the H1N1 Virus
Earlier this week, Representatives George Miller and Lynn Woolsey, both from the San Francisco Bay Area, introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would require employers to provide five paid sick days per…
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Two-Member NLRB Decisions
Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced that it has agreed to decide an issue that has had the Courts of Appeals tied up in knots: whether decisions issued by only two members of the National Labor…
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FMLA Amendments in Defense Authorization Bill
It looks like the military family leave provisions of the FMLA are about to be amended. The National Defense Authorization Act of 2010, which is currently awaiting the President's signature, includes the Supporting Military Families…
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Will COBRA Subsidy Be Extended?
As the end of the year approaches, Congress and President Obama are considering whether to extend several important economic benefits to help ease the effects of the recession. For instance, the tax credit for first-time…
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Working Fewer Hours for Less Pay
Layoffs have been much in the news for more than a year, and with good reason: Unemployment has reached 9.8%, and is expected to continue growing in the months to come. But lost jobs aren't…
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Supreme Court Term Begins: Disparate Impact on the Docket (Again)
The Supreme Court began its 2009-2010 term yesterday. As a number of news reports have pointed out, there are a lot of business cases on the docket this time around, including a challenge to the accounting review…
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Stop Honking! Can't You See I'm on the Phone?
That was one of my favorite bumper stickers a few years ago -- and it's even more appropriate today, as more and more employers, states, and now even the federal government are regulating what drivers…
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The Secret Ingredient at Cafe Gratitude
Those of us who live in the Bay Area are familiar with Cafe Gratitude, a small chain of raw food restaurants. These restaurants have a particular atmosphere and culture, one that feels very familiar to me as a…
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Proposed ADA Regulations Take a New Approach
In the ADA Amendments Act, which went into effect at the beginning of this year, Congress told the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) that it had defined the term "substantially limits" too narrowly, in a way…
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Low Wage Worker Survey Reveals Widespread Wage and Hour Violations
Earlier this month, a report was released on a 2008 survey of low-wage workers in the cities of Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. The title of the report, "Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment…