August 2012

Balancing Stones.jpgA previous post on this blog discussed ways for employers to increase the effectiveness of a company’s social media policy (See The Sweet-spot for Increasing the Effectiveness of a Social Media Policy: Employee Self-Interest).

One of the real-world examples discussed in that post was a lawsuit against a former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew

Baseball Bat.jpgA recent employment lawsuit, Ondricko v MGM Grand Detroit, LLC (PDF), for gender and race discrimination, illustrates how an employer can strike out in employment litigation by it’s own inconsistencies in disciplining employees and poor documentation for such discipline.  

Factual Background

Kimberly Ondricko is a white female. At the time she was terminated, she

Security_Computer_Laptop in Chain.jpegA well written article by Connie Bertram, asks the question “Is Self-Help Discovery by Employees Protected Activity?”

The title of the article refers to situations where an employee attempts to gather factual support or to otherwise pursue an employment discrimination claim or a related employment-based lawsuit against the employer by accessing employer files

Building BlockThe cornerstone of merger and acquisitions – the buying and selling of all or part of a business – is the non-disclosure agreement. And similar to the critical role a cornerstone has in building a foundation, the nondisclosure agreement also serves as the reference point for completing a business transaction. 

However, a recent lawsuit filed