by Brandon Laws | Oct 18, 2012 | Leadership
Recently billionaire CEO and owner of Westgate Resorts in Florida, David Siegel, sent an email which has been making the rounds across mainstream news. In his memo, Siegel indicates his perception that he will have to terminate employees and shut down other...
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 | Sep 12, 2012 | Human Resources
At times a supervisor may not see or understand an employee’s responsibility to their family. A business leader must be mindful of these facts of life in order to guarantee employee happiness and avoid legal trouble. “Family responsibility discrimination” is a...
by Brandon Laws | May 2, 2012 | Human Resources
In an article by Sean P. Ray, entitled “‘Arrested Developments’: An Update on Employer Use of Criminal Background Checks from the EEOC,” Ray discusses the updated guidelines provided by the EEOC, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He notes that while the...
by Brandon Laws | Jun 1, 2008 | Employment Law
In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that a provision of the 1966 Civil Rights Act prohibiting race discrimination permits retaliation claims. In the case in question, an assistant manager of a restaurant claimed he had been terminated because of his race...
