Firing an employee without triggering a lawsuit

• May 31, 2019

Firing an employee is never pleasant. Whether you’re firing an employee without warning or drafting a termination letter after progressive discipline, get it right.

Employers: Implement positive change with a family “care culture”

• May 30, 2019

Research shows that starting a care culture for employee caregivers can create positive business outcomes, including happier, more loyal employees.

Managing a depressed employee: What supervisors need to know

• May 29, 2019

Chances are significant that you’ll deal with the issue among your staff. Yet despite its prevalence, don’t expect team members to readily come forward.

Untangling the knots of on-demand pay

• May 28, 2019

As employers begin to embrace on-demand pay, it's time to take a closer look at the benefits, the issues and if it's right for your organization.

Hired a new employee? Don’t skip these four critical onboarding steps

• May 24, 2019

You may have searched months to find that perfect employee, but the real job of turning a new hire into a productive and engaged team member has just begun.

Title VII and sexual orientation discrimination

• May 23, 2019

Title VII’s sex discrimination prohibition originally didn’t include sexual orientation, but recent cases indicate the High Court may change that.

IRS notices: Decoding the top 8 for business and payroll

• May 22, 2019

Since most taxpayers’ blood pressure rises with a letter from the IRS, here are some explanataions around the IRS notices for business and payroll.

Severance perks improve in hot labor market

• May 21, 2019

Employers are using every trick possible to lure the best employees. One increasingly popular move: expanding severance packages to separated employees.

New risk: EEOC now suing over small claims

• May 20, 2019

Employers haven’t worried as much about being sued by the EEOC in smaller, less unique cases. But that’s all changing.

The DOL is coming! Are you prepared?

• May 17, 2019

The Department of Labor collects $85 million a day from employers that violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. How many of those dollars are yours?

Paid leave: How to navigate the new paid time off landscape

• May 16, 2019

Paid leave laws have emerged as one of the biggest human resource headaches. Fortunately, you can develop a compliant paid time off policy.

Transitioning to G Suite: What you’ll miss and what to do about it

• May 15, 2019

Is the Google suite right for your office? Check out this comparison of the three main programs before you make any moves.

Ask the Attorney: I-9 storage, exempt employees and alcohol in the workplace

• May 14, 2019

Expert employment law attorney, Nancy Delogu, answers human resource and management's legal questions about exempt employees, I-9s and alcohol in the workplace.

DOL opinion letter on FMLA timing muddies the waters

• May 13, 2019

Employers must run FMLA leave concurrently with any paid leave an employee takes for an FMLA-qualifying condition, according to a new opinion letter.

Think positive: Turnaround tactics for negative employees

• May 10, 2019

Instead of trying to oust a negative employee, try these tips to identify the root cause behind the bad attitude.

Intermittent FMLA leave management: The legal way to prevent abuse

• May 09, 2019

Intermittent FMLA leave abuse can wreak workplace havoc. But take heart. There are ways to manage intermittent FMLA leave in ways that rein in abuse.

Confronting the ‘TMI’ employee

• May 09, 2019

Q: “Whenever one of my employees, ‘Gina,’ has personal problems, she describes them to everyone in excruciating detail. Then she calls her friends on the phone to...

From the courtroom: Termination lawsuit lessons

• May 08, 2019

Take these lessons from real-life termination lawsuits as reminders and tips for the next time you find yourself building a case to fire.

90 sample phrases for negative performance reviews

• May 07, 2019

Negative performance reviews are a vital to an employee’s career development. Streamline your review writing process with this list of 90 sample phrases.

5 common errors of recent college graduates

• May 06, 2019

It's graduation season! We're welcoming recent college grads to the working world with tips on how to avoid these 5 common mistakes.