By Gregory Hanscom Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, I – VT, recently joined 14 other Senators as co-sponsors of the Fair Employment Protection Act of 2014. … Read more
The Ongoing Struggle to Implement Workplace Anti-Bullying Policies
By Howard Mavity Workplace and school violence events have contributed to our increasing national conversation about “bullying.” Recently, NPR quoted a … Read more
HR Basics: Is Telecommuting a Reasonable Accommodation?
By Chastity C. Bruno With today’s advances in technology, more employers have discovered the benefits of permitting employees to work from home – aka … Read more
Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike to $15 Part of a Growing Local Trend
By Gregory Hanscom In recent months, many state and local governments have aggressively moved to raise the minimum wage. This week, the City of Seattle … Read more
Court: Employment at Will Trumps 2nd Amendment Gun Rights
By Eric B. Meyer In every one of the United States, except Montana, employment is at will. This means that, absent a contract of employment for a specific … Read more
What Came First — Management Discipline or the Employee Complaint?
By Tillman Coffey You finally have decided to take the long overdue disciplinary action. Just before you do, the employee to be disciplined, possibly … Read more
Appeals Court: 6 Months Leave Is Not a Reasonable ADA Accommodation
By Eric B. Meyer Check out this opinion (Hwang v. Kansas State University) from the Denver-based Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If you’re … Read more
ADA Accommodations: The Main Requirement Is That They’re Reasonable
By Eric B. Meyer This is my son’s first year playing tee ball. The rules, in case you’re not familiar with them, are simple: Everybody hits; … Read more
2 More States Ban Employers From Asking For Social Media Passwords
By Eric B. Meyer Within the past week, two states have passed laws, which will provide employees with more workplace protections. Truth be told, I … Read more
Restrictive Covenants Work Very Differently Outside the U.S.
By Danielle Urban In most U.S. states employers are free to bind employees with restrictive covenants – which commonly take the form of post-employment … Read more