In a recently released memo, the NLRB General Counsel confirmed the Board’s December 2017 signal of a shift in how the Board will scrutinize employer personnel policies. In December 2017, the NLRB changed course when it replaced the Lutheran Heritage standard, which had been aggressively used by the Board to…
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On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the most important rewrite of the US tax code in decades. The federal law, which is entitled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution of the budget for the fiscal year 2018”…
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The Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent historic decision in United States v. Windsor will have far-reaching impacts on same-sex married persons in Florida and throughout the United States. The decision—which held that the federal government cannot discriminate against same-sex married persons in the administration of federal laws—affects hundreds of federal laws…
Zen Approach to Receiving Complaints and Avoiding Whistle-Blower and Retaliation Claims
Whistle-Blower and Retaliation claims are more popular than ever. In fact, they’ve taken over the top spot among EEOC filings, passing race discrimination, the long-time leader. I’m not sure what the 35,000-plus EEOC retaliation claims each year means for society or for those of us working toward the elimination of…