employment law

Employment Law Blog Carnival

Mark Toth
March 22, 2012 13:40

Each month, the world’s finest employment lawyers gather together in an online event affectionately known as the Employment Law Blog Carnival. Here’s this month’s edition, which features everything from employee engagement to hiring for diversity to gender pay gaps to social media...

Court Declares Brewing Beer an "Essential Service"

Kevin Underhill
March 22, 2012 07:16

Beer is essential, of course, but in this case the question was whether brewing it is an "essential service" that could justify preventing brewery workers from going on strike. According to the Telegraph, a Lithuanian court ruled earlier this month...Beer is essential, of course, but in this case...

Inequitable Treatment in Severance Packages May Lead to a Discrimination Claim

Malik Cutlar
March 21, 2012 16:17

Although not contractually required to do so, many employers offer their management-level employees a severance package in the event of a reduction-in-force or some other non-disciplinary event which requires an employer to terminate a relationship with a managerial employee. The terms and...

Question of the Week

Mark Toth
March 21, 2012 15:30

On April 25, I’m presenting a webinar entitled Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Employee Engagement (In 60 Minutes or Less). I need your help. Please give some deeep thought to this week’s question … Which of the following do you feel is the absolute #1 most important...

Unpaid Internships and Employee Status

Mitchell H. Rubinstein

March 21, 2012 04:00

These Are Not Your Father’s Internships is an interesting Feb. 6, 2012 article from the New York Times. It questions whether employers are abusing students by utilizing unpaid interns as opposed to employees. The legal question is whether an intern...