Question of the Week
Here’s this week’s question, one that we’re asked approximately every 0.8 seconds:



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Here’s this week’s question, one that we’re asked approximately every 0.8 seconds:
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Employment laws can be exceedingly difficult to administer — especially when they change approximately every 0.3 seconds as they have so far this year.
To help us ensure that we’re giving you the information you need, each quarter we ask you to identify the employment law area that is giving you the most trouble. This quarter, we asked a webinar audience of 2,000+ the following question . . .
What employment law issue gives you the most headaches?
“RIFs/Terminations” topped the list, with 30% of the votes. That was a marked departure from last quarter, when “Medical Issues” received more votes than all the others combined (55%). “Medical Issues” did finish #2 this quarter, with 24% of the votes, followed by “Hiring” with 17%. ”Wage and Hour” and “Investigations” rounded out the top five with 15% apiece.
We’ll use these results to guide the content we create here on the Blawg, as well as future webinars. Thanks for expressing yourselves!
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In my humble opinion, NBC’s The Office is the world’s #1 employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.
To help enhance your viewing experience, each week I provide a critique of the action from an employment lawyer’s perspective.
Last Night’s Episode: “Koi Pond.”
The Plot: The office turns the warehouse into a haunted house for kids from the neighborhood. Michael falls into a fish pond while visiting a client.
My Analysis:
OFFICIAL “ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A LAWYER?” CONTEST: Anyone who leaves a comment below identifying an employment law issue that I missed will win a valuable prize. If you didn’t get a chance to see the episode, you can view it on NBC’s official web site here.
As always, thanks for your participation!
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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 episode of 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:
Koi Pond. Here’s NBCs official description: “The staff plans a haunted house for local children; Michael falls into a koi pond during a business meeting; Pam and Andy try cold calling to improve sales”.
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!
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The Blawg will officially be on vacation this week for some scheduled maintenance and so that I can fully enjoy my final family vacation with our soon-to-be-leaving-the-nest 18-year-old twins.
See you next week!
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Congrats to ED CARPENTER, winner of our monthly “Spot the Bogus Employee Celebration” Contest. Ed was the first to identify Reply to All E-mails with the Phrase “Your e-mail is one of approximately 87,000 I received today – I will respond in approximately 87 years” Day as the fake holiday. Believe it or not, the rest are very real. Click here for the full list.
In recognition of Ed’s efforts, we’ll send her a gift certificate good for any of the fine establishments on giftcertificates.com. Thanks to all who participated — enjoy the month!
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Congrats to SHERRY, winner of our official “Smartest Person in the Audience” Contest following yesterday’s webinar.
In recognition of Sherry’s efforts, she will receive a $100 gift certificate good for any of the fine merchants on giftcertificates.com.
The correct answers to the were B, B, B, C and D.
Thanks to all who participated!
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Click here to join the 6,509 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!
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Click here to sign up for today’s FREE webinar, entitled The Great Employment Law Quiz Show. We’ll give you all the latest legal developments in an entertaining and educational quiz show-type format in which audience members compete for valuable prizes.
Hope you can join us!
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Click here to sign up for our next FREE webinar, entitled The Great Employment Law Quiz Show. We’ll give you all the latest legal developments in an entertaining and educational quiz show-type format in which audience members compete for valuable prizes.
Our last webinar had 2,233 total attendees. We’re shooting for at least 2,233,233 on this one. Hope you can join us!
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