Day: August 23, 2015
A Story of Tyranny: How one man grabbed power and came to be untouchable
I found the following story on “This American Life” yesterday. The parallels with postal management are uncanny. The psychopath discussed here had identical traits of a USPS Maintenance Manager in Philadelphia who terrorized, humiliated, bullied and abused all of the employees “under his control” for many years. And there are a lot more like him…
Faulty Time Clock Dooms Employerâs Motion to Dismiss Employeeâs FMLA Claim
By Curtis Fox, Steven Luckner, Evan J. Shenkman August 21, 2015 In Barnes v. Vibra Healthcare, LLC, No. 14-CV-5678 (D.N.J. May 26, 2015), the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied the employerâs motion to dismiss the plaintiffâs claim brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on the threshold issue…