Mark Spognardi

November 26, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Many employers across the country are well aware the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board has taken unprecedented steps to renew the application of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to unorganized workforces.

By Mark Spognardi, Jesse Dill

4 minute read

November 12, 2012 | Inside Counsel

October 21, 2012 was a dark day inWisconsinas Radcliffe Haughton fatally attacked his wife, Zina Haughton, at her place of employment nearMilwaukee.

By Mark Spognardi, Jesse Dill

5 minute read

October 29, 2012 | Inside Counsel

During tough economic times, when employee productivity is vital, employers may need to be especially cautious regarding employee abuse of leave rights.

By Mark Spognardi, Jesse Dill

9 minute read

October 15, 2012 | Inside Counsel

For those tracking social media developments in labor law, September was noteworthy as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its first two decisions taking on an employers social media policy in Costco Wholesale Corp. and Karl Knauz Motors, Inc.

By Mark Spognardi, Jesse Dill

6 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Reasonable accommodation. Those are words that can keep employers up at night. Often, its not clear what is a mandatory reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability or what is an accommodation that imposes an undue hardship on the employer.

By Mark Spognardi, Jesse Dill

8 minute read

September 17, 2012 | Inside Counsel

In April, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a revised Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964 (Guidance).

By Mark Spognardi

4 minute read

September 03, 2012 | Inside Counsel

There is a nascent legislative trend seeking to prohibit employers from asking applicants and employees for usernames and passwords to their social media networking sites.

By Mark Spognardi

7 minute read