Frank Kollman

Random Observations

Frank Kollman — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:44:00 +0000

Last week's Economist, a fairly liberal magazine, concluded that the United States is killing itself with bloated regulations from clueless politicians and bureaucrats. Of course it is. I have been practicing labor and employment law, including occupa…

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Politicians Do Not Care About Labor and Employment Laws

Frank Kollman — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:04:00 +0000

I started to write a post about labor and employment law trends for 2012, and I was stumped. I have been practicing law over 30 years, and I have not seen one labor or employment law scaled back. In fact, every time a judicial interpretation of such a…

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Holiday Schedule at Kollman and Saucier

Frank Kollman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:01:00 +0000

The loss of productivity starting Thanksgiving week until the new year is staggering. Even more staggering is trying to figure out holiday closings and determining if staff should be paid. While my firm has always been generous in this department, a b…

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Older Guys and Porno

Frank Kollman — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:25:00 +0000

I just read a case where 4 employees over 50 were fired for using the company's email system to transmit pornographic photographs "on almost a daily basis." They sued, claiming age discrimination, and their case was just dismissed by a federal appeals…

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Supercommittee Fails - Well, Of Course It Did

Frank Kollman — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:46:00 +0000

The Stock Market today seemed surprised that the Supercommittee had failed to come up with a long-term deficit reduction plan. I knew that when the committee was formed. Even the most honorable of members were "born and raised" in the current atmosphe…

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Public Employees Should Not Have the Right to Strike

Frank Kollman — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:25:00 +0000

Today, it was reported that the International Labor Organization, an agency of the United Nations, found that New York State's law prohibiting public employees from striking was a violation of human rights. I read parts of the report, and I was astound…

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Terrifying Clients

Frank Kollman — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:31:00 +0000

Yesterday, I did a three hour seminar on the most common employer mistakes for a group of small business owners. I talked about the National Labor Relations Act, OSHA, wage and hour law, discrimination law, and the myriad of other federal, state, and l…

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Why Are They Replacing My Sidewalks?

Frank Kollman — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:29:00 +0000

For the past week, I have not been able to use the sidewalk behind my building on York Road. The sidewalk, along with others along York Road, is being replaced. The sidewalk, however, did not need to be replaced. In fact, none of the sidewalks were i…

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