Friday, April 19, 2024

LEGAL: Harassment remains in the headlines

By Jeff Jones Special to the UCBJ Harassment remains in the headlines. In just a two day period in June, the EEOC brought eight separate harassment-based...

Editor’s Note: UC’s southern charm provides economic edge

What a week for the Upper Cumberland, amirite? White County just landed a $64 million deal to create 200 new jobs for the area. And,...

Legal Perspective: Using comparator analysis to a company’s advantage

It is relatively rare for an employee to show workplace discrimination by direct proof Cookeville – Employment discrimination...

Editor’s Note: Let me introduce myself

Let me just start by saying, as a journalist, I love talking with people; getting to know them and what makes them tick. It’s...

LEGAL: Performance evaluations – new trends for employee reviews

There seems to be a trend developing among many employers of eliminating annual performance reviews altogether, and instead relying on more continuous feedback throughout...

LEGAL: Texas court nullifies Obama-era OT rate hike. What’s next?

By Jeff Jones Special to the UCBJ On Aug. 31, 2017, in Nevada v. U.S. Department of Labor, 2017 WL 3780085 (S.D. Tex.), a federal court...