There are probably many lawyers who went to law school because they don’t like dealing with numbers. I’m not one of them. So, I thought I would address some of the most significant numbers in employment law. Many of these numbers establish thresholds, especially for coverage issues. But others are caps, dates, or other parameters. … Read more
New York employers cannot have blanket policies against hiring employees with criminal records. Instead, they must carefully consider several factors before using an applicant’s criminal record to deny employment. (Some cities in New York have passed “ban-the-box laws” that prohibit employers from asking about criminal convictions on job applications. Read more about that topic here.) … Read more
In an earlier post I noted that John Ring‘s name had surfaced as a potential replacement for NLRB Chairman Philip Miscimarra. Bloomberg BNA, which first reported the interest in Ring, now raises California attorney Mike Stoker as another candidate. Unlike Ring, Stoker is not a full-time labor and employment attorney. Rather, his experience spans various … Read more