By Timothy J. Weatherholt This week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time spent by employees donning and doffing (putting on and taking off) certain … Read more
Report Finds That Private Sector Unionization Ticked Up Last Year
By Michael J. Lotito While the overall percentage of union membership in the U.S. workforce remained unchanged at 11.3 percent in 2013, there was a slight … Read more
Australia Moves to Beef Up Its Anti-Bullying in the Workplace Laws
By Naomi Sheridan Australian workplaces have long been subject to anti-bullying laws, but effective Jan. 1, 2014, workers have an additional avenue in … Read more
Time to Log Off? Take Care When Crafting Workplace Internet Policies
By K. Carrie Sarhangi Are your employees allowed to use their work email account to send and receive personal emails? Should staff be permitted to surf the … Read more
Judging the Voice: The Reality of Phone Interview Bias
What do you have in common with Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Sheldon, and Adam Levine? If you spend time searching for top talent, quite a lot! … Read more
Is It Discrimination If You Get Fired For Grabbing a Co-Worker’s Bottom?
By Eric B. Meyer “My ears are burning…” No, not you, Bill Clinton. And not you either, Homer Simpson. I’m talking about this guy … Read more
No Workplace Policy Can Prevent People Doing Something Really Stupid
By Eric B. Meyer On Martin Luther King Day, I performed community service with a few of my co-workers and my 4-year-old son. We went to a local center and … Read more
How a Single Kiss CAN Cause a Harassment Lawsuit
By Eric B. Meyer I give a lot of “respect in the workplace” training. And I generally tell the audience that, while a single offensive comment … Read more
EEOC Settles GINA Lawsuit Against New York State Nursing Home
By Elizabeth Tempio Clement Just 10 months after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed its first systemic lawsuit alleging violations of the … Read more
A Cautionary Tale: Jumping to Conclusions About Sleeping on the Job
By Carolyn A. Pellegrini I previously cautioned employers about sending employees packing when they are found sleeping on the job due to the possibility … Read more