As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s fiscal year was coming to a close, the agency filed a slew of discrimination lawsuits. One that … Read more
The Risks of Not Hiring: Adverse Action and Ban-The-Box
You already know how difficult it can be landing the right new hire. Nailing the job description. Asking the right interview questions (and avoiding the … Read more
Are Your Hiring Managers Making Promises They Can’t Keep?
Let’s be honest, HR is supposed to prevent hard-to-control managers from saying stupid things in interviews. We all know what is happening: the manager … Read more
Fail a Drug Test and Keep Your Job? It Could Happen
Remember that scene in Animal House, the one where Donald Sutherland is sitting around with Katy and some of the Deltas, smoking pot and discussing solar … Read more
5 Steps Companies Doing Business in the EU Need to Take Now
Protecting customer and employee data should be at the top of every major corporation’s priority list. Your customer and employee trust depends on … Read more
What Are Your Responsibilities When Your Business Traveler Brings Family?
According to a recent GBTA study, more than a third of North American business travelers have extended a business trip to add on a vacation. More than half … Read more
Supreme Court Asked to Decide If Title VII Covers Sexual Orientation
Can employers discriminate against a person on the basis of their sexual orientation? Until this spring, the answer was yes. For years, federal courts have … Read more
Facing a Misclassification Claim? Here Are Some Ways to Get Your Insurance to Pay
Most businesses, and startups in particular, need to keep costs down. Workers either cannot or do not want to work traditional hours. So begins the boom of … Read more
Court Strikes Down Overtime Pay Rule
The Department of Labor rule that would have compelled employers to pay overtime to millions of more workers has been struck down by a federal court in … Read more
Oregon Is First State to Regulate How You Schedule Workers
Oregon has become the first state to adopt a “predictive scheduling” measure, requiring employers to give employees a set work schedule a week in advance … Read more