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I’ve been fired. Can an attorney help me?
Nebraska is an employment at will state. Generally an employer can fire you for any reason and the employee can’t do anything about it. Usually an attorney can’t help you when you lose your job....
View ArticleInspection – Schm-ection–OSHA and Site Unseen Worksites
OSHA recently issued a press release touting the decision of an administrative law judge to not dismiss a demand by OSHA for enterprise-wide abatement....
View ArticleEEOC Consent Decree re Transgender Discrimination
Recently the EEOC and Deluxe Financial Services (of duplicate check fame) entered into a consent decree is in regards to transgender / gender identity discrimination. The decree requires a financial...
View ArticleMy employee on FMLA leave just posted Facebook photos of herself at the...
Unlike Cam Newton, it might not be a good idea for you to dive at that football. Employees are eligible for FMLA leave when they have a “serious health condition” that makes the employee unable to...
View ArticleMost Interns need to be paid.
Snopes is one of my favorite websites. The Urban Legend debunking site usually does a great job — But on this article http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-unpaid-interns/ they reported correctly that...
View ArticleThe National Labor Relations Board
My company isn’t unionized, so why should I care about the NLRB? Because the National Labor Relations Board has enforcement power over violations of the concerted activity provisions of the National...
View ArticleThe EEOC says Transgender discrimination is Sex discrimination
The EEOC has taken this position for a long time. This week the EEOC issued guidance on the bathroom wars. Here’s what the EEOC says:...
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Rodney M Confer joins Knudsen Law as of counsel
Knudsen Law is pleased to announce that Rod Confer is rejoining the firm as of counsel. Rod joined the Knudsen Law Firm July 6, 1976 and made partner in 1978. From 1971 to 1975 Rod was in the Navy JAG...
View ArticleWhat does employment at will really mean?
The other day I was asked, “If Nebraska is an employment at will state, why do my HR people and lawyers insist that I document everything?” Because while it is true that an employer can fire an...
View ArticleService Animals, Allergies and the ADA
Employers have an obligation to reasonably accommodate employees with disabilities under the ADA. That means that Employers generally must allow the use of suitably trained service animals by their...
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