Guides published by Randy T. Enochs

EEOC Plans to Heavily Attack Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Dec 10, 2012

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) was enacted to address the heavy burden plaintiffs faced in court in proving disability discrimination. With expansion of those rights in the w...

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Employer's Revealing Former Employee's Migraine Problems in Reference Check Does Not Violate ADA

Nov 27, 2012

Gary Messier was hired by a technology consulting agency to work as a temporary programmer for defendant Thrivent. During the court of his employment with Thrivent, Messier missed work one day which pr...

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Another FMLA Case Blown by an Employee's Facebook Page

Nov 26, 2012

The case involves an employee who worked as a customer service representative at Advantage Health Physician Network, and, as the job title suggests, the employee's primary duties involved sitting at a ...

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Starbucks Loses Another Major Tip Pooling Case, Must Pay $14 Million

Nov 26, 2012

Starbucks is appealing a court in Massachusett's award of $14 million to Starbucks baristas who worked for the coffee giant in Massachusetts from 2005 and 2011. Starbucks lost its argument that shift s...

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NLRB Releases More Guidance on At-Will Clauses in Employee Handbooks

Nov 01, 2012

Arecent decision by the NLRB finding that an employer's provision in an employee handbook regarding at-will employment violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) made major buzz and has led to a ...

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Wisconsin Woman Settles Age Discrimination Suit for $32,500

Oct 30, 2012

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement in an age discrimination suit it filed on behalf of a Shawano woman, Sharon Passon, 60, who was fired as the billing specialist...

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Employer Communications and Elections

Oct 30, 2012

Late last week a memorandum sent by the the chairman and owner of Rite-Hite, a major Milwaukee manufacturer of industrial equipment, Mike White, to all employees essentially forecasting what he perceiv...

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An Administrative Law Judge Has Denied or Reversed My Unemployment Benefits. What Can I Do Now?

Oct 24, 2012

Many claimants find themselves, after a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), either with or without an attorney, either further denied benefits or reversed and owing back the unemployment ...

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Employers: Opposing Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Amount to Retaliation!

Oct 18, 2012

Attorney Eric Meyer graciously highlighted a recent case out of Pennsylvania involving a retaliation claim under Title VII involving an employer who opposed a former employee's claim for unemployment c...

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NLRB Rules Car Salesman's Facebook Posting Not Protected

Oct 02, 2012

Asalesman at a Chicago-area BMW dealership was terminated for posting photos of a car crash at a Land Rover dealership (owned by BMW) and filed a claim with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cl...

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Randy T. Enochs's Legal Guides (133)

EEOC Plans to Heavily Attack Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace

Employer's Revealing Former Employee's Migraine Problems in Reference Check Does Not Violate ADA

Another FMLA Case Blown by an Employee's Facebook Page

Starbucks Loses Another Major Tip Pooling Case, Must Pay $14 Million

NLRB Releases More Guidance on At-Will Clauses in Employee Handbooks

Wisconsin Woman Settles Age Discrimination Suit for $32,500

Employer Communications and Elections

An Administrative Law Judge Has Denied or Reversed My Unemployment Benefits. What Can I Do Now?

Employers: Opposing Unemployment Insurance Benefits May Amount to Retaliation!

NLRB Rules Car Salesman's Facebook Posting Not Protected