By Eric B. Meyer It takes 1,250 hours. An employee needs to have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12 months prior to the start of leave under the … Read more
Gambling in the Workplace: It’s Anything But a Safe Bet
By Roger L. Grandgenett II and Sandra C. Ketner So you didn’t win the Powerball jackpot? There are still plenty of opportunities to win big in the next few … Read more
In Real Life HR, an Employee Who Punches a Fellow Employee Gets Fired
The world of the NBA brings us the real live HR Game Show – What Would You Do? I know most of you could care less about professional basketball, and I … Read more
What Caused Employee to Claim Disability Discrimination on Her 2nd Day of Work?
By Eric B. Meyer When was the last time that you trained your managers and supervisors on how to address disability accommodation requests? Or, how about … Read more
Proposed Rule Would Require Employers to Report Pay Based on Gender and Race
By Richard Meneghello and Sarah Moore The Obama Adminstration announced Friday its intent to gather additional pay information from larger employers, … Read more
Appeals Court Adds a New Wrinkle to the Unpaid Intern Question
By John E. Thompson Readers will recall that last July, the New York-based Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over Connecticut, New … Read more
See No Overtime, Hear No Overtime, Pay No Overtime
By Eric B. Meyer Like many other employers, you’ve got a handbook policy that says that non-exempt employees cannot work overtime unless they obtain prior … Read more
A Roadmap for Staying Calm When an Active Shooter is in the Workplace
By Travis Vance An armed gunman just entered your workplace. You’re under stress. What is the first thing you and your management team do? Does someone … Read more
Labor Department Releases Their View of What “Joint Employment” Really Is
By Corey J. Goerdt The U.S. Department of Labor has taken the next step in its nearly-six-year-old “fissured industries” initiative by … Read more
With the Big Storm Hitting, How Do You Handle FMLA and FLSA for a Snow Day?
By Eric B. Meyer Back when I had three kids — I took some liberties with snow days and the Fair Labor Standards Act. I’m exempt of course (Executive … Read more