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Thank you, veterans!
By Robin Shea on
Posted in Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Hiring, HR, Military, Reasonable Accommodation, USERRA

In honor of Veterans Day, here's a summary of employment laws that protect you.

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Military employment rights: A recap for the Memorial Day weekend
By Robin Shea on
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Military, USERRA

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, here's a summary of the rights of employees who take leaves of absence to serve our country, and their family members.

USERRA

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 protects employees who leave their jobs to serve in various military capacities.

Five year (or more) rule. An employee's right of reemployment is good for at ...

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Who needs HR? We all do.

Posted in Affirmative Action, Americans with Disabilities Act, Background Checks, Blacklisting, Class actions, Defamation, Discrimination, Drug Testing, Equal Pay, Family and Medical Leave Act, Harassment, Labor Relations, Protected Concerted Activity, Retaliation, Safety, Settlements, Social media, Wage-Hour

An article by Lauren Weber and Rachel Feintzeig in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal caught a lot of attention -- it was about companies that have made the decision to do without a Human Resources function.

The idea drew some positive response on Twitter:

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Robin Shea has 30 years' experience in employment litigation, including Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (including the Amendments Act). 
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