July 2010

 In the June/July edition of the Louisiana Bar Journal, New Orleans attorney Michelle Craig relates some good advice for employers.  She discusses social media sites.  She advises employers to not routinely comment to employees about the contents of posts, blogs or comments.  She notes this could suggest the employer is conducting surveillance of its employees.

 A majority of Americans oppose forced arbitration accoding to a recent survey.  See HR Lawyer post.  In a nationwide survey of 800 citizens, 59% opposed forced arbitration clauses in employment and consumer contracts.  59% support the Arbitration Fairness Act, a proposed statute in Congress. Support crosses political and gender boundaries. Even after voters hear…

Discrimination against persons with disabilities still occurs.  Read a humorous take on one person’s experience as the handicapped person at Harvard law School and her years afterward.  Carrie Griffin Basas was tempted to offer her cane to law partners staring at her with mouths open as she showed up for on-campus interviews.  One professor kept…