An Old Ambulance, Facebook Posts & Two Fired Employees — A Recipe For NLRB Intervention
Chelsea Zalewski, an EMT with Butler Medical Transport, complained to a patient about the alleged poor condition of the company's ambulances. The company responded by firing Chelsea. Chelsea posted about her termination [...]
Getting Sued For Sending A Text
A New Jersey appellate court recently held that a person who texts a driver who is then involved in an accident may be liable for the injuries and damages caused. [...]
A Disturbing Trend – Attacking Religious Practices for Political Correctness
I recently read a news report about Sweet Cakes by Melissa, a family-owned bakery in Gresham, Oregon. The family, who practice a Christian faith, refused to make a cake for [...]
NRLB, EEOC, DFEH — Measuring Success by the Money They Collect From Employers
Just prior to Labor Day the NLRB has announce the development of a new app. The NLRB publicized the app with these words, “The app provides employers, employees and unions [...]
Donning, Doffing & Security Check Points
The Ninth Circuit recently held, in Busk v. Integrity Staffing Solutions CITE, that the time workers spend passing through security checkpoints after work may be compensable. Security checkpoints are often [...]
SB 462 — The California Legislature Shifts the Balance Against Employers … Again
It's all about the money. This is something the trial lawyers and their friends in the California Legislature know all too well. Labor Code section 218.5 requires that attorneys' fees be paid [...]