Anniken Davenport is a noted employment law attorney and the editor of The HR Specialist state employment law newsletter series. She has authored several books, including Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook and The Employer's Practical Legal Guide. Anniken has served as a professor at Penn State University, where she taught business law and HR management, and she directed the Legal Studies Program at Wilson College. Her legal career includes representing government units in discrimination and other employment law cases and representing school districts in labor negotiations.
Simply put, mandatory overtime is when employers can make workers put in extra hours. There's no federal penalty as long as employees receive overtime pay.
Balancing the religious rights of employees – or the absence of one – against an employer’s needs can be tricky. Here are some legal points to consider.
Employers must know whether fair workweek, right to request, and ‘clopening’ laws apply to their operations so they can adjust scheduling and labor costs.
Get ready for the new HR rules that will greet employers with the new year including new overtime regulations, new state laws on salary histories, and more.
Challenging a disabled employee’s capacity for work can backfire badly, especially if it appears it was based on disability discrimination and harassment.
The ADA does not require employers to tolerate current illegal drug use. But employers do have options to help return addicted workers to productivity.
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act or USERRA can be the stealth bomber of employment laws. Few employers would list the USERRA law as a top...
A common misconception is that workers can’t be fired while on FMLA leave. Fortunately, that’s just not true – here's what to consider and keep in mind.
Employers in several cities have adjusted to new fair-scheduling laws. And Chicago just passed the most expansive predictive scheduling law in the country.
