The “Parent Trap” – Is your Parental Leave Policy an invitation for trouble?
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Paid time off to bond with a newly arrived infant is a wonderfully generous (and rare) benefit, but it...
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...
LEGAL: Class Action Waivers Upheld
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Employment law and arbitration agreements have a contentious history. In simple terms, an arbitration agreement provides that any dispute between...
LEGAL: Updates to Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Act
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Effective May 6, 2018, the Tennessee Department of Labor amended Regulations under the Drug-Free Workplace Act (“the Act”). Below are...
LEGAL: Distinction between raid, inspection
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials on April 5, 2018 conducted a raid on a meat packing plant in Bean Station, Tenn., near Knoxville.
One...
LEGAL: Should employers keep email addresses of employees or not?
By Jeff Jones
Special to the UCBJ
Some employers are asking whether they should collect employee email addresses. The main concern is that under the National...