Tag: employment law
When can your boss fire you for social media use? An...
Laura Higson-Bliss, Keele University
Gary Lineker isn’t so special. He might be a millionaire celebrity whose tweet criticising the...
How far must employers go to accommodate workers’ time off for...
Charles J. Russo, University of Dayton
Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is...
Quitting your job or thinking about joining the ‘great resignation’? Here’s...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs in recent months, with more...
Biden targets noncompete agreements, which restrict the job opportunities of millions...
Raymond Hogler, Colorado State University
Most American workers are hired “at will”: Employers owe their employees nothing in the...
Fired for storming the Capitol? Why most workers aren’t protected for...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Can you be fired for joining a violent mob that storms the Capitol?
Of course you can.
Among the jarring images...
A question of trust: should bosses be able to spy on...
Val Hooper, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Gordon Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, and Stephen Blumenfeld, Te...
Pants or no pants? Tips for virtual job interviews from home
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
If you have the good fortune of scoring a virtual job interview in the middle of a pandemic, the...
Emails outside working hours: are they against employment law?
Darius Whelan, University College Cork
It is common for many employees to send, read and reply to work emails at all hours of the day...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
