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• Are You Getting Bad Job References From Your Former Employer?

  By Jim Garrity on September 8, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I get LOTS of questions about bad job references. Commonly I’m asked things like, “Can my former employer badmouth me?”, or “Aren’t employers limited to disclosing my dates of employment, salary and job title?”  Employees want to stop former employers… Read More ›

• Gov’t Agency: Employers Cannot Routinely Prevent Employees From Talking To Each Other During Internal Investigations

  By Jim Garrity on August 29, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A government agency ruled on July 30, 2012 that employers cannot routinely forbid their employees from talking to each other during an investigation.  This kind of prohibition, common in most workplaces, may interfere with employees’ rights to cooperate and coordinate… Read More ›

• The Permanent Job Search

  By Jim Garrity on May 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  There was a time when looking for work meant crafting a sharp resume package,  identifying target employers, and deciding what you would send (and say) to each.  You were the master of what prospective employers knew, and when they knew… Read More ›

• Harvard Business Journal Offers Tip On Combatting Age Discrimination: Dye Your Hair

  By Jim Garrity on March 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A March 2012 article in the Harvard Business Review blog offers hair dye as a legitimate tool for combatting age discrimination. Huh? Is the war on age discrimination over?  Did we lose?  Or, is this just smart, practical advice in a world… Read More ›

• Employer Retaliation Becomes A Family Affair

  By Jim Garrity on February 24, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A restaurant just north of Atlanta, Georgia apparently thought it found the perfect way to stop complaints by a waitress who was being sexually harassed.  It fired her. And not only did it fire her, it also fired her mom,… Read More ›

• What If The Information From HR Is Wrong?

  By Jim Garrity on February 17, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I recently questioned the Director Of Human Resources of a large corporation, as part of my effort to prepare a case for trial.   The case involves both disability issues (under the Americans With Disabilities Act) and leave issues (under… Read More ›

• Weighing In On Obesity: Is It A Workplace “Disability”?

  By Jim Garrity on January 31, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Few conversations about disability discrimination draw sharper reactions than whether obesity is – or should be – a disability that triggers a right to workplace accommodation.  Some see obesity as a purely self-induced condition.  Others say that if obesity is… Read More ›

• Almost Eligible For FMLA Leave? Put Your Request In Now

  By Jim Garrity on January 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Have you been on the job for less than a year, but know you’re going to need FMLA leave as soon as you qualify for it (i.e., once you’ve been employed for a total of at least a year, and… Read More ›

• Do Your Own Background Check – Before Prospective Employers Do

  By Jim Garrity on January 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’re in the hunt for new employment, I strongly recommend that you do your own “background check” before you start that search.  In other words, act like a potential employer and put together a profile of yourself.  Or, for… Read More ›

• Looking Back At 2011: A Great Year For Employee Rights

  By Jim Garrity on January 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Looking back over the last twelve months, I can say with confidence that employee rights to complain and be protected – and to sue when their rights are trampled – grew substantially stronger in 2011. Here’s how: 1. The laws… Read More ›