With wrongful termination, charges can come from anywhere

• July 18, 2019

Employers think they can hire and fire anyone for any reason or no reason. After all, that is the definition of ‘at-will’ employment. But wrongful termination...

Business etiquette best practices

• July 17, 2019

In today’s casual society, staff still need to learn proper protocol and business etiquette. Here are some important guidelines to get you started.

Friendly rivalries: Keeping workplace competition healthy and productive

• July 16, 2019

A bit of friendly workplace competition can be a good thing. But when office rivalries increase in intensity, managers need to take action.

Professional training: Who should pay for it and why

• July 15, 2019

Employers are pulling out all the stops to retain top talent. One increasingly popular tool? Paying for their professional training and certifications.

California bans bias based on hairstyle

• July 12, 2019

California has become the first state to ban discrimination on the basis of applicants’ and employees’ hairstyles. How should employers respond?

Criminal background checks in the Ban the Box era

• July 11, 2019

If and when to use hiring tools such as background checks for employment and criminal background checks depends on many factors.

Ask the Attorney: Dress codes, PTO payout and no-call, no-show

• July 10, 2019

Nancy Delogu tackles what you can and cannot tell employees to wear, PTO payout revisions and how to terminate a no-call, no-show employee.

Regs, notices, announcements: What’s the difference and why it’s important

• July 09, 2019

The IRS unexpectedly shed light on its rulemaking processes. And this may influence how and when they come out with guidance on which you can rely.

How to hire in a legally safe way: Your FAQs, answered

• July 05, 2019

Hiring can be a legal minefield in which one wrong step can lead to a costly lawsuit. This Q&A is designed to keep you on the right hiring path.

From the courtroom: How employers can beat a harassment lawsuit

• July 03, 2019

These recent cases demonstrate what employers should routinely do to prevail if an internal harassment complaint turns into a lawsuit.

3 ways to turn your employees into intrapreneurs

• July 02, 2019

Just like an entrepreneur dedicated to building an innovative start-up business, intrapreneurs apply the same mindset to their corporate job.

15 great HR lessons from America’s largest human resources conference

• July 01, 2019

Didn't make it to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual conference in Las Vegas? Our editors were there to scoop up all the HR wisdom for you.

Expense reimbursement 101: Time to get back to basics

• June 28, 2019

A recent survey indicates there is an increase in employees attempting to abuse their company’s expense reimbursement policy.

The gender pay gap: Are you contributing to it?

• June 27, 2019

Few employers consciously decide to pay women less, but economic realities allow them to. In many cases, employers pay women less simply because they can.

Is back pain a disability? Not always.

• June 26, 2019

Back pain is the most commonly cited cause of work-related disability.But is back pain always an ADA-qualifying disability?

The IRS delivered the draft 2020 W-4 by May 31. Now what?

• June 25, 2019

While we wait for the second drafts of the W-4 and the employer instructions, we’ve been accumulating all sorts of information related to the TCJA.

Gen Z may need to adjust salary expectations

• June 24, 2019

Gen Z—people born roughly between 1995 and 2015—are now entering the workforce with their own unique set of expectations for their employers.

10 best tips from a top leadership development program

• June 21, 2019

We’ve compiled the 10 most important takeaways from one of the most robust leadership development programs in corporate America.

Transfer after taking FMLA leave? That could be considered retaliation

• June 20, 2019

If you transfer an employee after their FMLA leave, you could wind up facing a retaliation lawsuit, even if the transfer comes with the same pay.

I-9 Compliance: What’s new, what’s next

• June 19, 2019

I-9 compliance is more important than ever. These key tips show employers how to avoid or survive an I-9 audit and understand the E-Verify system.