You’d think that with all the posting I do about Labor & Employment Law, it’s the only area in which my law firm—Kohrman Jackson & Krantz—practices. You’d also be very wrong. Our diverse practice also covers, for example, telemarketing law.
In fact, my parter, Brett Krantz, recently co-published an article on this issue:
Brett Krantz, Chair of the Litigation group, and associate Melissa Yasinow have co-authored an article with Mark Rasch, the director of Cybersecurity and Privacy Consulting at technology company CSC. The article, entitled Please Press #5 Now: How Businesses Can Use UETA and E-SIGN to Create Signed, Written Contracts Over the Telephone, explains how businesses can use recent federal and state pro-technology laws to create signed, written contracts over the telephone. Connections Magazine, the nation’s premier magazine for the telemarketing and teleservices industry, will be publishing a shortened version of the article in its upcoming July/August Issue. The full article has already been published online in Connections Magazine’s “White Papers” Section. Please click here to access the full article.
Enjoy!
Here’s the rest of what I read this week:
Discrimination
- Is Being Gay a Choice? Should It Be Protected at Work? — from Jessica Miller-Merrell’s Blogging4Jobs
- “Teacher fired over pregnancy can sue religious school” — from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing
- EEOC now publishes charge data, by state. Have a look… — from Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog
- New Decision On The EEOC’s Pre-Suit Investigation Requirement, Giving Nod To Investigation And Conciliation Tactics Criticized By Eighth Circuit — from Workplace Class Action Litigation
- EEOC, alcoholism and discrimination: an interesting new persepctive — from Employment Law Bits
- Hiring manager: “How old are you?” — from CareerDiva by CareerDiva, Eve Tahmincioglu
- Texas Federal Court Decision Addresses ADA and FMLA Issues Arising From Employee's Return From Alcohol Rehab — from Employer Law Report
- New York EEOC Intends to Enforce “Ban the Box” — from employeescreenIQ Blog
- Funding Blocked for EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Criminal Records — from National Review Online
Social Media & Workplace Technology
- Use social media? Memorize these vital 12 words — from Evil HR Lady, Suzanne Lucas
- A Call for Lean and Mean Social Media Policies — from Social Media Today
- HR Struggling with Facebook Snitches — from SHRM
- Social Media background checks: Big brother in reverse — from Mike VanDervort’s The Human Race Horses
- Relax – You’ll Never, Ever be Asked For a Facebook Password — from TLNT
- Why Delaware’s Proposed Workplace Privacy Act Is All Wrong — from Molly DiBianca’s Delaware Employment Law Blog
- Slowly Stripping Away Privacy Rights? — from Social Media Employment Law Blog
- Are Employees’ Social Media Connections The Property Of Their Employer? — from Eric Welter’s Laconic Law Blog
- Alleged voyeur boss cannot pursue Computer Fraud and Abuse Act claim — from Internet Cases
- Mobile Stats — from HR Examiner with John Sumser
- Avoiding an E-discovery Nightmare in a Workplace Investigation — from i-Sight Investigation Software Blog
HR & Employee Relations
- Could You Handle Being an Employee? — from You’re the Boss Blog
- Gratuitous Sex or Sex for Gratuities? An HR Story — from Robin Schooling’s HR Schoolhouse
- How to Remove Lies From Your Resume (and LinkedIn) Without Getting Fired… — from The HR Capitalist, Kris Dunn
- Lies, Statistics, and Resumes — from costofwork
- Lessons from Yahoo’s CEO debacle: Look into EVERY job candidate — from HR Cafe
- Terminated for Minor Offense Committed 40 Years Ago — from The Proactive Employer Blog
- Dear Evil Skippy: Should We Allow Dogs At Work? — from Evil Skippy at Work
- Carefully Defining “For Cause” Termination in Employment Contract Critical to Avoid Paying for Misconduct — from Jason Shinn’s Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Wage & Hour
- When can an employer fire an employee for medical leave fraud? — from Robin Shea’s Employment and Labor Insider
- Two Health Conditions Combine to Qualify for FMLA — from Phil Miles’s Lawffice Space
- Seventh Circuit: Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Are Exempt Administrative Employees — from Healthcare Employment Counsel
- Seventh Circuit Concludes that “Travel Time” Following Clothing Change Is Not Compensable, Setting Up a Circuit Split — from Wage & Hour Counsel
- Compensatory Time Is Only For Exempt Employees, As Law Firm Class Action Settlement Illustrates — from Wage & Hour - Development & Highlights
- Wage-and-hour litigation outpacing all other workplace class actions — from Business Insurance
Labor Relations
- District Court Strikes Down National Labor Relations Board's New “Quickie” Election Rule — from Seth Borden’s Labor Relations Today
- NLRB Suspends New Election Rules After Court Ruling — from Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog
- Your “At-Will” Policy is in Danger! — from Mike Haberman’s Omega HR Solutions