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Twitter Coverage of EEOC Commissioners’ “Chat” At the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative ConferenceTwitter Coverage of EEOC Commissioners’ “Chat” At the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference

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I am pleased to post another blog I wrote this month for SHRM’s WeKnowNext.  The blog includes tweets I wrote, during and after, the chat between Commissionrs Feldblum and Lupnic at the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Confenence in D.C.  They took the “dis” out of DC “disfunction.

http://www.weknownext.com/blog/eeoc-comissioners-chat-at-the-shrm-legislative-conference

Boys Just Want To Have Fun

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It is with gratitude to SHRM’s HRMagazine for publishing my most recent article on Boys Clubs:

Boys Just Want To Have Fun

Vol. 58 No. 3

Shut down boys’ clubs.

3/1/2013 By Jonathan Segal

The term “boys’ club” refers to the unofficial and often impenetrable group of men—usually white men—in an organization or department who have effective control and power. Being part of or having access to the club often is critical to making the right connections to advance within the organization. Continue reading Boys Just Want To Have Fun →

Common Pitfalls: The Devil Is In The Details; Regulatory Compliance

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Here are 10 common or potential regulatory hurdles that may confound employers:

1. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a meal period of less than 30 consecutive and uninterrupted minutes is work time unless “special conditions” exist. Be prepared to litigate hard to establish those special conditions. Bon appetit. Continue reading Common Pitfalls: The Devil Is In The Details; Regulatory Compliance →

PA SHRM State Council Legislative and Legal Conference (April 19)

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Register today for PA State Council of SHRM’s Legislative & Legal Conference.

The Pennsylvania State Council of SHRM, Inc. will hold its 13th Annual Legislative & Legal Conference on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Harrisburg Hilton. Join us for an educational day of state and federal employment law updates as well as great networking opportunities. With a focus on the IMPACT OF THE 2012 ELECTION, we are pleased to offer a total of five programs for this year’s full-day conference. The presenters for the three morning sessions will be Lynn Outwater Esq., SPHR of Jackson Lewis, LLP, Michael Layman and Nancy Hammer, Esq. of SHRM. Presenting for our afternoon sessions will be Glenn Spencer of U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Alex Halper of Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce and Jonathan A. Segal, Esq. of Duane Morris LLP. Topics will include: Continue reading PA SHRM State Council Legislative and Legal Conference (April 19) →