Employers should harness World Religion Day 2024 as an opportunity to celebrate religious diversity in the workplace, says Paul Anderson-Walsh, CEO of The … Read more
The job ad that was too much of a ‘hit’; IT workers refuse to implement staff monitoring
In this week's HR news round-up, a spoof job ad could land one respondent in very hot water; plus why IT staff aren't playing ball with staff monitoring requests Read more
Are You Ready For Whatever Happens August 21?
You look around the office in two weeks, and suddenly, without warning, everyone is gone. Or perhaps you’re hearing from managers that an unusual … Read more
Using a Vacation Day Is Not Discipline
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret — an easy-peasy way to accommodate an employee who needs a day off from work as a religious accommodation… Let the … Read more
How Far Must You Go to Accommodate Wild Religious Beliefs?
By Eric B. Meyer Most employment lawyers — especially us blogger types — are never at a loss for a good war story. Like that time I sat through the … Read more
How Do You Accommodate Religious Beliefs for Hundreds of Employees?
By Eric B. Meyer Yesterday, I had one of those moments. You know the ones. For me, it was when a client asked me when I was going to blog about the Muslim … Read more
Best of HR Roundtable: The Challenges Handling Religion In The Workplace
Editor’s Note: TLNT has been publishing Steve Browne’s recaps of the HR Roundtable in Cincinnati for more than five years. For two weeks, … Read more
A Sobering Lesson: Why HR Needs to Be Up to Date on Accommodation Requests
By Eric B. Meyer It was the bottom of the first page of this recent federal court opinion in EEOC v. Star Transport, Inc. really grabbed my attention: In … Read more
Yes, an Employee Really Did Get Fired For Failing to Pray the Rosary on the Job
By Eric B. Meyer She was fired for refusing to pray with a client. Why did this employee LOSE her religious bias lawsuit? Last week, I addressed a … Read more