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About Those Consensual Relationships In The Workplace...
On November 3, 2019, McDonald's issued a press release announcing that it fired its CEO Steve Easterbrook for violating company policy...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Employer Avoids Liability Even With "Disturbing Evidence Of Sexual Assault"
A recent case out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit highlights the frustration that employees that have been...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Oct 24, 20193 min read
"Don't Call Me A Hipster" - How To Harness The Energy Of Millennials In the Workplace
You've probably read the headlines: Millennials are the largest generation in the American work force, trailing behind Gen Xers and Baby...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jul 29, 20192 min read
Is It Discrimination When A Co-Worker Calls A Fellow Employee A "Stupid White B-----?"
If someone calls you a "stupid white bitch" at work, that's discrimination, right? Not so fast, said a Maryland Federal Court recently in...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jun 23, 20193 min read
Don't Be Daft Or Nefarious: Be Specific About The Reasons For An Employment Action
Out of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit earlier this month came a beautifully-written opinion in...
Pavan Khoobchandani
May 16, 20194 min read
Employers Are Not Parents: Use Caution When Telling Employees To "Take Care Of Themselves"
A lot of employers really care about their employees, which is good. Here are a few good things to do when you want to take care of your...
Pavan Khoobchandani
May 3, 20192 min read
Don't Be Shifty When Terminating Employees - Part II
I've previously written about why employers shouldn't be shifty (aka should be very honest and up front about all valid termination...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Apr 29, 20192 min read
Don't Be Shifty When Telling Employees They Are Being Terminated
A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit offers, to those of us that revel in legal minutiae, a fun...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Mar 12, 20192 min read
Employers Should Reconsider Having Time Limits For Reporting Harassment Claims
Some companies put time limits on an employee's ability to raise concerns about harassment in the workplace. This is not a good idea. One...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Feb 27, 20192 min read
"He's So Rude To Me!" What Exactly Is A "Hostile Work Environment?"
If you have an Ethics #Hotline, and even if you don't, sooner or later you will get an employee complaint alleging that they are working...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 31, 20192 min read
86 The Sexual Harassment: DC Mandatory Training And Complaint Reporting For Tipped Workers
On October 23, 2018, DC enacted the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018. The law repealed the implementation of the...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Restaurants: Legal Pitfalls Lurk Around Every Corner
It's generally accepted that restaurants have pretty low profit margins. Plus, there are so many issues that have the potential to affect...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 18, 20192 min read
Yet Another Reason To Think About Diversity When You're Hiring
You should be thinking about diversity when you are hiring new employees. I'll go as far as to say your success depends on it. I'm not...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 10, 20192 min read
DC's Paid Family Leave Law Is Coming - What DC Employers Need to Know
DC's Paid Family Leave Law: A Primer What is it? In 2017, DC enacted a new law (the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act or UPLAA) that...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 6, 20193 min read
Do I Really Need A Formal Complaint Procedure? (Hint: Yes)
Do you really need a formalized reporting/complaint procedure for employee complaints? YES. But I am a small company: YOU STILL NEED ONE...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Honesty Is The Best Policy In Employee Performance Evaluations
If you are like the majority of employers out there, you don't like to fill out your employees' performance reviews, especially the...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 3, 20192 min read
Case Summary - Randolph v. Sentry Management, Inc.
On December 28, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued an opinion denying an employer's summary...
Pavan Khoobchandani
Jan 1, 20192 min read
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