Can I fire my employee for calling me a “cheap son of a b@!ch” on Facebook?

Joan M. Vecchioli of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP addresses the issue of whether or not an employee can be fired for harshly criticizing an employer on social media, using the example of an employee calling his/her superior a “cheap son of a b****.” Ms. Vecchioli provides that an employer could be prohibited […]

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Does an employer have to provide a place other than the bathroom for a mother to pump breast milk?

Colleen M. Flynn of Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP addresses the issue of breastfeeding in the workplace. Does a mother have to breastfeed in the bathroom? Ms. Flynn answers, No. She references the Fair Labor Standards Act, which provides that employers are “required to provide a place, other than a bathroom, that is […]

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