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Author Archives: Mario R. Bordogna
NLRB DELAYS EMPLOYEE RIGHTS POSTING REQUIREMENT
All the employer backlash directed towards the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for its latest move in what appears to be an anti-employer agenda driven by partisan politics seems to have had an impact, after all.
PULLING OUT ALL THE (VOTES) STOPS!
As we crowed a little about in this space one week ago, our Employment Essentials blog has been recognized as one of the top 25 labor and employment blogs of 2011 by LexisNexis. But we don’t only want to be top 25 – we want to reach the peak of the mountain! So we ask [...]
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EMPLOYMENT ESSENTIALS VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 25 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BLOGS OF 2011
Well dear readers, rest assured …. you have been heard! Thanks to all of your votes in a process that wrapped up about 10 days ago, I am pleased to announce that our Employment Essentials blog has been recognized as one of the top 25 labor and employment law blogs of 2011 by LexisNexis!
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CALLING ALL VOTERS! CALLING ALL VOTERS!
Like sands through the hourglass, the deadlines to vote for this blog as one of the ABA’s top 100 blawgs (September 9), and to nominate the blog as a LexisNexis top 25 Labor and Employment blog (September 12) are fast approaching. Kindly show us some love prior to that time by clicking on the links [...]
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT LESSONS STILL BEING LEARNED
A few months ago, we posted an excellent piece detailing some of the important things an employer should try to do to avoid a sexual harassment claim, including how to appropriately respond to one. Apparently, that message hasn’t quite seeped in to certain employers out there – at least if the latest wave of sexual [...]
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THANKS! CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER?
A few days ago, we asked our numerous valued readers here at the Employment Essentials blog to nominate us for the American Bar Association’s annual list of top 100 legal blawgs – a list of best law blogs in various categories prepared by the legal profession’s pre-eminent organization each year.
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LIKE US? THEN SPREAD THE WORD!
Our many authors here at the Employment Essentials blog appreciate each and every one of our readers, no matter what corner of cyberspace they’re in. Well, if the feeling is mutual, and you don’t mind shouting about it, please tell your colleagues about us and also take a minute or two to nominate us prior [...]
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WAL-MART v. DUKES: U.S. SUPREME COURT SETS THE STANDARD HIGH FOR EMPLOYMENT CLASS ACTIONS
Arguably one of the United States Supreme Court’s most significant decisions for employers in years was handed down recently, when the high court made it substantially more difficult for employees to sue their employer on a class basis.
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THE NLRB ON A (SOCIAL MEDIA) MISSION
It seems as if the intersection of workplace regulation and social media is addressed in this forum just about every other week.







NLRB STARTS 2012 WHERE IT LEFT OFF IN 2011: SAYS WORKERS CAN’T BE FORCED TO SIGN CLASS WAIVERS