Human Resources
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Courts are getting tough on employees who file multiple lawsuits in different forums by requiring consolidation into one court. Employees who don’t cooperate end up out of court.
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Good news for employers faced with a former employee who tries to add defamation to his case based on alleged employer misrepresentation. What you say to an agency like the EEOC can’t be grounds for a separate defamation action.
The Nebraska state government reduced employee health claims by $4.2 million over three years after introducing a wellness program that features 100% coverage of preventive health care and lower premiums. The effort led Nebraska to become the first state to win the C. Everett Koop National Health Award.
Your sexual harassment policy may not be worth the paper it’s printed on if doesn’t spell out an alternative reporting option for employees who allege they were harassed by their supervisors. You must allow employees to bypass their bosses.
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Sushi Rock restaurants failed to ensure tipped employees made at least minimum wage, according to the DOL's Wage and Hour Division. Now the chain must pay at least $100,000 in back pay, to be split among 54 employees.
If you really agonize over termination decisions, here’s a reason to relax a little. Firing someone for wrong-doing doesn’t require you to be absolutely right about what happened. As long as you conduct a reasonable investigation and make the decision based on the facts as you understand them, a court won’t second-guess you.
New EEOC guidance shows how Title VII and the ADA may affect employer efforts to assist employees victimized by domestic violence. It shows how employers might be inadvertently compounding victims' pain—and how that might create legal liability.
If you need to conduct a reduction in force because of slow business, it’s perfectly legal to move employees around to better meet your new needs even as you lay off others. Few judges will second-guess those moves, even if the main impact is on one employee who happens to be a member of a protected class.
