Pro-Company

I took this picture in Avon, OH, at the City Centre of Avon.  It is a new development where a Marc’s store just opened.

 

As we sometimes see, there are union picketers on the public sidewalk protesting near the entrance to Marc’s.  Their signs say “Don’t Shop Here” and “Anti-Union Marc’s.”

But what does anti-union really mean?  Could it mean [...]

Weed Them Out

It’s always interesting when companies make decisions that we all know will come back to haunt them.  Below is a great example.  This story was shared with me about a local company.

There was a male department head who was assigned to a cross-functional team with a female department head from a different division.  They were [...]

Blogging Protocol

Does your company have a blogging policy?  If you don’t, it’s long overdue.  HR Morning had a great article on this today as a matter of fact.  You can read it here.

Anyway, in the modern era where employees use Facebook, My Space, Twitter and personal blogs frequently, it would be strongly advisable to have a [...]

Lobbying

I was in Washington, DC most of last week for SHRM’s Employment Law & Legislative Conference.  As a part of the conference, you can sign up to go to Capital Hill to meet with and lobby your legislators.

But here’s something strange.  It was amazing to me how many of the conference attendees were complaining after [...]

I’ll See You in Court

In Ohio, there are several levels available to claimants during the unemployment process.

Initial Level
Appeal Level
Unemployment Hearing (usually conducted over the telephone)
Appeal to the Commission (they won’t even touch it unless it’s a precedent-setting opportunity)
File it into court

In 13 years in HR, I have never seen a former employee file an unemployment claim appeal into court.  [...]

Rookie Mistake

Did you see the story on TV about Nathaniel Brown, or did you read it in the newspaper?  He was the janitor from Ohio State who shot and killed his supervisor, injured another man and then killed himself – all over a “bad job evaluation.”  You can read the Associated Press’ article here.

Workplace violence unfortunately does happen, [...]

Today vs. Yesterday

Ten years ago, it used to be the running joke in HR – if your facility got unionized, you were a terrible HR person who deserved to be fired for not doing your job.

But today there is no rhyme or reason.  Some facilities have union campaigns occur and some do not.  That’s the scary part.  [...]

Point of No Return

“The Defense Attorney” was a post I used in part to complain about the ridiculous BWC hearing process in our state.  But at the time, I forgot to mention one important thing…  So I decided to present that in Q&A form.

Q: How do you know when a BWC claim is past the point of no return?

A: When the claimant [...]

Sue Happy

Do attorneys ever take a “sue first, ask questions later” approach?  I know that some do.  But I’d like to believe that it only happens in certain fields of practice – like ambulance-chasing accident attorneys.

But the “sue first, ask questions later” situation is exactly what a District Judge is accusing attorneys from the EEOC of [...]

The Defense Attorney

I don’t know how it is in other states, but it’s always entertaining to attend an Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation hearing at the Industrial Commission.

You’ve never seen so many neck braces, wheelchairs and crutches in your life…  But the sad thing is that if the work-related injury was truly legitimate, it should never even [...]

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