by Brandon Laws | Oct 10, 2012 | Employment Law
In a recent electronic alert from Barran Liebman, Iris K. Tilley writes that employers must be cautious when working with employees with an admitted drug addiction and who have sought treatment. The alert refers to a case in Utah where William Fowler, a man working in...
by Brandon Laws | Oct 9, 2012 | Employment Law
A legal update by Kirk Rafdal, staff writer for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), expands on a ruling by the Washington Supreme Court that a state law enacted on June 7, 2006 “expanding protections to gays and lesbians does not apply...
by Brandon Laws | Oct 8, 2012 | Leadership
In a post on the Harvard Business Review’s blog, Scott Edinger, founder of Edinger Consulting Group, writes that an investment firm he worked with found that employees who worked remotely were more likely to rate their leader higher than nearby co-workers....
by Brandon Laws | Oct 5, 2012 | Culture
November 6—Election Day—is upon us. Most Americans are finding themselves glued to the TV for the 2012 presidential election debates and analysis, much like they were when the 2012 Summer Olympics were the highlight of mainstream TV. Most of us have heard the...
by Brandon Laws | Oct 4, 2012 | Employment Law
Business owners, leaders and HR professionals have an opportunity to attend the upcoming Labor and Employment Law Briefing presented by a Xenium legal partner, Bullard Law, on October 31, 2012. The event begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 12:00 PM at the Oregon Convention...