by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Employment Law, Featured
By J. Steven Collins On September 23, 2016, the EEOC filed suit in the Pennsylvania Federal Court against St. Vincent, taking the position its mandatory flu vaccination policy violates Title VII’s religious discrimination prohibition. This is the most recent EEOC...
by admin | Oct 20, 2016 | Employment Law, Featured, News
By J. Steven Collins “I’m walking out the door. You can take this job and shove it; I ain’t workin’ here no more.” “Just hold your horses, Johnny, you take off that uniform right now and turn it in.” “Foreman, I can’t make it no more plain. I’m...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Employment Law, News
By J. Steven Collins “Hey, Harlan, I heard Louise has got a shiny Colt Detective 38 Special locked up in her trunk.” “She’s always pushing the rules. Guns are not allowed on company property. I’ve had it with Louise. This is it. I’m firing her.”...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Employment Law, News
By J. Steven Collins “Hey, Josephine. I need to take off to go vote today.” “Wait a minute Joe, you do that on your own time.” “But I need to vote.” “Well, if you leave work, no need to come back.” Tennessee Code Annotated 2-1-106 provides that an employee on the day...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Event, News
Knoxville attorney J. Steven Collins is slated as a presenter at an employment law seminar, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2017. “Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems” is an advanced level seminar aimed at providing attorneys, in-house counsel,...
