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Here’s last week’s question, along with your responses: I want to spice up a PowerPoint presentation. Which of the following are OK legally? Kicking off the presentation by playing BTO’s Takin’ Care of Business from my iTunes playlist (3%) Embedding a YouTube video of the SNL “more cowbell” skit to illustrate effective teamwork (3%) Inserting …
After 343 votes, we have a clear winner in last week’s question. Here’s what we asked . . . Women now make up the majority of the workforce and the vast majority of college attendees. Recent studies show that wage disparities appear to be narrowing. In the not-so-distant future, the U.S. will be more than …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s our last question, along with your answers . . . In seeking to represent a unit of 100 employees, what is the least number of votes a union could receive and still win an NLRB election? a. 50 (10%) b. 51 (63%) c. 1 (11%) d. …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question, along with your answers . . . Are there limits to the length of time a temporary employee can work at an assignment? a. Yes, the federal cap is 9 months for non-professionals and 1 year for professionals (12%) b. There is no …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question, along with your answers . . . How do you tell if an independent contractor is really an independent contractor (as opposed to an employee)? a. It depends on a confusing, ambiguous multi-factor test dependent on behavioral control, financial control and …
We here at Manpower are out to make the world a better place. In our last poll, we asked the question: If you could change one thing about lawyers, what would it be? First let me say that, as a lawyer myself, I was encouraged by the fact that only 12% of you said “everything.” …
Thanks to the 582 of you who voted on last week’s question. Here are the results . . . An employee comes into your office at 4:58 on a Friday afternoon and informs you that he suffers from multiple medical conditions, including “work-induced narcolepsy,” “spontaneous combustion syndrome” and “episodic cubicle-confinement hyper-grumpiness.” He demands several accommodations, …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question . . . Following a batch of frivolous complaints against executives that resulted in several of them hating your guts because you conducted the investigations, you institute a policy calling for brief “reviews” rather than full-scale investigations whenever a complaint is …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question . . . Our handbook prohibits inflammatory or derogatory body art. Is our policy OK? Can I ask candidates if they have gang tattoos? Can I ask them to show them to me? If I recognize a gang tattoo on a …
Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Here’s last week’s question, along with your responses: What’s the best way to control skyrocketing employment litigation costs? a. Require all employees to sign mandatory arbitration agreements (35%) b. Take a “no settlement” approach to litigation (15%) c. Require law firms to adhere to billing …
