Posts tagged Memorial Day.

Our sincere gratitude . . . 

Our profound thanks . . . 

To all those who died serving our country, thank you.

For all who gave their lives serving our country, thank you. Rest in peace.

For all those who have died serving our country, thank you. Rest in peace.

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Image Credit: From flickr, Creative Commons license, by Beverly.

Memorial Day is upon us. While the idea of a three-day weekend, cookout, and pool party can be distracting, I encourage everyone to stop and remember those who have lost their lives in theAlyssa Peters service of our country. It’s also a perfect time for us to refresh ourselves on the legal obligations of federal contractors to employ veterans. "We honor the dead best by treating the living ...

Did you realize that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can sue you just for (allegedly) lousy recordkeeping?

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"And you thought we weren't important!"

No discrimination, no harassment, no retaliation -- just (alleged) failure to keep adequate records.

Well, it's true. Back in 2010, the agency was investigating whether Crothall Services Group's use of criminal background ...

In Flanders Fields

By John McCrae (1915)

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

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We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing ...

Thank you to all who sacrificed your lives serving our country.

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Image Credit: Flickr, Creative Commons license. Photo of Arlington National Cemetery by James Demetrie.

Robin Shea has 30 years' experience in employment litigation, including Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (including the Amendments Act). 
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