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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: My New Post on ELinfonet: 3rd Party Retaliation Exists... But When?

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011. My New Post on ELinfonet: 3rd Party Retaliation Exists. But When? I posted a new entry on the Employment Law Information Network (ELinfonet): Supreme Court Holds that 3rd Party Retaliation Exists… but When? I discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Thompson v. North American Stainless. And highlight the difficulty in determining which relationships are covered. Enjoy! Posted by Philip Miles. An attorney with McQuaide Blasko in State College, Pennsylvania. Posted by Philip Miles.

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Join me at the ABA Labor & Employment Law Conference!

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Friday, July 17, 2015. Join me at the ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference! Straight from the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion: Mark your calendars! On Friday, November 6, 2015, I will be a panelist at the 9th Annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference. Check out the brochure here. I have taken the liberty of linking you straight to the only page that matters - p. 18, detailing my panel). Or, just read here:. 2:15 - 3:30 pm. Building Your Practice 140 Characters at a Time (T). I posted a new...

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Must Pennsylvania Employers Pay Unused Vacation at Termination?

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Thursday, August 4, 2011. Must Pennsylvania Employers Pay Unused Vacation at Termination? Piggybacking off of Jon Hyman's post on Ohio Employer's Law Blog, Must Employers Pay Unused Vacation at Termination? This post will specifically address Pennsylvania employers. In general, it's up to the employer. But, unused vacation time is considered a "wage" and "fringe benefit" under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law (WPCL). Why does this matter? An offer letter, employee handbook, employment con...

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Craig James Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Craig James Files Religious Discrimination Lawsuit. Yesterday, Craig James filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Fox Sports. You can read the Complaint here. The whole saga played out over a couple of weeks (arguably a couple of days). Craig James appeared on Fox Sport on August 31, 2013 and got fired on September 1, 2013. Why? That certainly doesn't sound very good. Of course, the problem is that James had already made the comments at the time he was hired. I posted a...

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: New Census Data on Commuters

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013. New Census Data on Commuters. Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau issued a press release, Megacommuters: 600,000 in U.S. Travel 90 Minutes and 50 Miles to Work, and 10.8 Million Travel an Hour Each Way, Census Bureau Reports. Even when I lived in the DC area and commuted on the beltway every day, I still didn't hit an hour each way. That's pretty long. The Census Bureau also gave us this cool infographic:. Click here for larger view. Posted by Philip Miles. Authored By Philip Miles.

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: 6th Cir.: No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in "Pocket-Dial"

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Monday, July 27, 2015. 6th Cir.: No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in "Pocket-Dial". Finally, a court weighs in on the all-important issue of privacy expectations in butt-dials! Okay, technically, I think this was a breast-pocket-dial, but that's close enough, right? Here's the Sixth Circuit's opinion in. Huff v. Spaw. Now, excuse me while I lock my phone with a passcode, close my drapes, and put tape over my webcam. Posted by Philip Miles. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Authored By Philip Miles.

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Statement of Purpose and Disclaimer

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Thursday, May 7, 2009. Statement of Purpose and Disclaimer. The intended audience will be: management who must confront these issues daily; lawyers who need to keep current; employees who want background on their rights under the law; and anyone with an interest in employment law issues. So if you are an employer, an employee, a lawyer, or anyone. check back often! On the right (It moved! I guess that's it for now. I suppose I should go find something to write about to get this blog started. My New Post ...

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Failing Out of Law School

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Saturday, June 20, 2009. Failing Out of Law School. It all started with a simple post about Seva Brodsky failing out of law school. Step 1: Keep Your Head Up! OK, you probably feel a little down and that's understandable. Now is not the time to curl up into a ball and hide from the world. Quite the opposite, now is the time you need to take action! Failing out of law school is a hurdle not the end of the road. Step 2: Soul Searching. Why are you in law school? Step 3: Stay in School. Step 4: Legal Work.

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: 4th Cir. uses "hybrid" test for Title VII joint employer liability

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Monday, July 20, 2015. 4th Cir. uses "hybrid" test for Title VII joint employer liability. Meet Brenda - she was hired by a staffing agency to do work for a car parts manufacturer. Brenda now claims that she is getting harassed at work (the phrase "big old ass(es)" came up a few times), so she files a Title VII lawsuit. Of course, Title VII generally allows employees to sue their employers for sexual harassment. But wait . . . who is her employer? The staffing agency or the manufacturer? 3) whether the &...

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Lawffice Space - Employment Law Blog by Philip Miles: Is a Christmas Federal Holiday Constitutional? - COTW #21

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Is a Christmas Federal Holiday Constitutional? The federal government officially recognizes December 25, along with nine other days, as a holiday. Federal statute provides: "The following are legal public holidays . . . Christmas Day, December 25." 5 U.S.C.A. § 6103. Is the government's recognition of a religious holiday, namely Christmas, Constitutional? According to Ganulin v. U.S. The Government Didn't "Name it" Christmas. If the government were to take a random day and c...