Did ‘natural’ hair lead to unnaturally poor treatment on the job? QUESTION: I am a Black woman with natural hair. I used to straighten it for work, but when I read that hair straighteners have been linked to an increased risk of
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Ask The Lawyer By: Daniel A. Gwinn, Esq.- Random Drug Test Reveals Pot Use
AN UNENFORCED POLICY MAY BE … UNENFORCEABLE QUESTION: I’m a supervisor at a large company. The company has an Internet Policy forbidding use of company computers to access the Internet for personal use. Although all employees are required to acknowledge they have
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TEXAS JUDGE PUTS HOLD ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR SALARIED WORKERS: WHAT HAPPENS NOW? On November 22, 2016, just nine days before a Department of Labor rule requiring employers to pay salaried workers at least $47,476 a year went into effect,
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