Can I be fired for a Facebook comment?
I was recently fired for a post on my private Facebook page which didn't mention where I work, or names of any sort. I believe [...]
About Steve Duggan
Steve Duggan graduated from the Law School at the University of Notre Dame while on active duty in the Air Force. He has extensive experience representing management litigating cases of wrongful termination, employment discrimination, and sexual harassment. Steve also has experience in all phases of administrative litigation of unfair labor practice charges, and class and individual complaints of employment discrimination. He has been an instructor of seminars for supervisors and managers on labor management relations and other personnel issues, and for lawyers in basic and advanced trial advocacy courses. Steve came on board with Fair Measures in 1998.2016 Regulations Expand Compliance Requirements for Sexual Harassment Training
Employers in California need to be aware of the State’s new amendments to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations that went into [...]
Can employer change pay without notice?
Can an employer change your salary after you have signed your contract without notifying you? Steve Duggan replies: It depends on the “contract.” If you have [...]
Can policy bar recording of conversations without the consent of all?
Is it appropriate for our company to incorporate a statement in our communications policy requesting that no conversations be recorded without the consent of all [...]
Can my boss legally call my family member and inform them I was fired?
Steve Duggan replies: It is a violation of your right to employment privacy for an employer to tell anyone that a person was “fired”, because that [...]
Pregnant Officers Can Perform Their Duties
On November 10, 2015, Legal Momentum (The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund), the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and the EEOC [...]
U. S. Supreme Court Expands Definition of Retaliation
Posted 07-12-2006 Sandra White was the only female in the maintenance department at a railroad. Her duties included forklift driving, removing and replacing track, cutting [...]
Do other employees have a right to know if a co-worker quit, or was fired?
I fired an employee, but only told his co-workers that he and the company had “parted ways” on the effective date. I am being criticized [...]
Can employee go on FMLA or disability leave without providing documentation?
My employee went on FMLA leave for 3 months, then just before it ended, she said she was on disability leave for 2 months more. [...]
Are my employee names and titles private?
Can I publish a list of my employees and their titles (first name and last initial only) on our corporate "Meet our Team" section of [...]