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Mandatory Training Tonight

You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch The Office. Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action.

In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.

TONIGHT’S EPISODE. St. Patrick’s Day. Here’s NBC’sofficial description: “Michael struggles to impress his new boss.” Personally, I can’t imagine Michael NOT struggling to impress someone (particularly his rather sociopathic new boss, played by Kathy Bates).

OFFICIAL “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAWYER?” CONTEST. Tune in tomorrow to see my detailed analysis of the episodes and exactly what I would tell Dunder Mifflin if I were its lawyer. Anyone who spots an employment law issue that I missed will be entitled to a valuable prize.

Enjoy!

Mandatory Training Tonight

You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch The Office. Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action.

In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.

TONIGHT’S EPISODE. The Delivery. Here’s NBC’s official description: “The Office returns this Thursday with a special one-hour baby episode!”

OFFICIAL “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAWYER?” CONTEST. Tune in tomorrow to see my detailed analysis of the episodes and exactly what I would tell Dunder Mifflin if I were its lawyer. Anyone who spots an employment law issue that I missed will be entitled to a valuable prize.

Enjoy!

Question of the Week: Help Make Lawyers Better Human Beings

I’m sure you would agree that most attorneys are perfect human beings. However, every once in awhile some slightly flawed person manages to slip through the law school admission process and pass the bar.

We’re giving you the golden opportunity to help change those few imperfect lawyers for the better. Please express yourself below. (On the off chance you might want to change more than one thing, please feel free to vote more than once.)

If you could change one thing about attorneys, what would it be?

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Sign Up for our FREE Alerts

Click here to join the 5,398 highly intelligent individuals who subscribe to our Employment Law Alerts.

Every other week or so, I send out a brief summary of all the major employment law developments in an easy-to-digest format. The goal is to give you the news you need to stay on top of the law and out of jail.

The next Alert will be coming out shortly. Enjoy!

Free Webinar TOMORROW

Click here to register for our next FREE webinar, which will be tomorrow, February 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST, 11:oo a.m. to noon CST.

The title: What’s New and What’s Next in Employment Law for 2010.

It’s a new year. Lots and lots and lots of interesting things are happening in the wonderful world of workplace law.

In this webinar, I’ll update you on all the latest developments and then give you a glimpse of what may be coming next. Along the way, I’ll give you plenty of tips and tools to help you stay out of legal hot water. As always, we’ll conclude with our official “Smartest Person in the Audience Contest” in which attendees will compete for valuable prizes.

Hope you can join us!

Free Webinar Wednesday

Click here to register for our next FREE webinar, which will be this Wednesday, February 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST, 11:oo a.m. to noon CST.

The title: What’s New and What’s Next in Employment Law for 2010.

It’s a new year. Lots and lots and lots of interesting things are happening in the world of employment law.

In this webinar, I’ll update you on all the latest developments and then give you a glimpse of what may be coming next. Along the way, I’ll give you plenty of tips and tools to help you stay out of legal hot water. As always, we’ll conclude with our official “Smartest Person in the Audience Contest” in which attendees will compete for valuable prizes.

Hope you can join us!

FREE Webinar Next Week

Click here to register for our next FREE webinar, which will be next Wednesday, February 24, from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST, 11:oo a.m. to noon CST.

The title: What’s New and What’s Next in Employment Law for 2010.

It’s a new year. Lots and lots and lots of interesting things are happening in the world of employment law.

In this webinar, I’ll update you on all the latest developments and then give you a glimpse of what may be coming next. Along the way, I’ll give you plenty of tips and tools to help you stay out of legal hot water. As always, we’ll conclude with our official “Smartest Person in the Audience Contest” in which attendees will compete for valuable prizes.

If you have a topic you’d like me to cover, just shoot me an e-mail at blawg@manpower.com and we’ll do our best to include it.

Our last webinar had 1,531 attendees — we’re shooting for at least 1,531,000 on this one. Hope you can join us!

Question of the Week

Each week, we post a thought-provoking question for your consideration. Submit your answer, see what others think and then next week we’ll give you the correct answer.

Here’s this week’s question . . .

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, including: (1) a portable I.V. hooked up to an espresso machine, (2) a fire extinguisher mounted to his head, (3) three-and-a-half weeks off each month and (4) your office. If you have time to make only one call, to whom should it be?

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Mandatory Training Tonight

You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch The Office. Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action.

In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.

TONIGHT’S EPISODE. Manager and Salesman. Here’s NBC’s official description: “The office prepares for a visit from the Sabre CEO” (the very scary Kathy Bates).

OFFICIAL “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAWYER?” CONTEST. Tune in tomorrow to see my detailed analysis of the episodes and exactly what I would tell Dunder Mifflin if I were its lawyer. Anyone who spots an employment law issue that I missed will be entitled to a valuable prize.

Enjoy!

Mandatory Training Tonight

You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch The Office. Failure to do so could result in disciplinary action.

In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.

TONIGHT’S EPISODE. “Sabre.” Here’s NBC’s official description: “The employees adjust to the news that Dunder Mifflin has been bought out by a new company.”

OFFICIAL “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAWYER?” CONTEST. Tune in tomorrow to see my detailed analysis of the episodes and exactly what I would tell Dunder Mifflin if I were its lawyer. Anyone who spots an employment law issue that I missed will be entitled to a valuable prize.

Enjoy!