As president of Aon Risk Services, Ted Devine ran a company with $5 billion in annual revenue and 28,000 employees. Yet, despite his prestigious post, he had career...
Sometimes, workplace harassment can be so oppressive that an employee takes his own life. In some circumstances, those responsible for maintaining a workplace free of...
The Obama administration wants more money for wage-and-hour enforcement next year, even as it asks for less funding overall for the Department of Labor.
It usually happens like this: An employee comes to HR complaining that her boss said something inappropriate—maybe it was a sexually explicit joke, racial slur...
Brian O. Underhill, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of CoachSource.com, the world’s largest executive coaching organization. It has over 1,000 coaches in over 45...
Serving in the military and raising a family haven’t always been compatible, especially during times of international conflict and repeat deployments overseas.
Question: "I have worked as an administrative assistant for seven years with the same boss. I have constantly asked for more responsibilities, as I feel I could do...
Everyone seems to be seeking work/life balance. And no one seems to desire this more than leaders, managers and supervisors. I doubt there is a person who reads these...
You can easily create an organization chart using the Hierarchy SmartArt diagrams, but you can also make it interactive in PowerPoint using called actions.
Usually, judges rule it’s not a reasonable ADA accommodation to not have to work for a particular supervisor. In other words, a disabled worker can’t...
When more than one employee is implicated in a rule violation, make sure all employees are disciplined equally. That’s especially true if they have the same...
The fact that a supervisor may favor a subordinate with whom he is romantically linked doesn’t justify a sex discrimination or harassment lawsuit by someone who...
When the role of the administrative professional is augmented with new duties, it can be a good news/bad news situation. Accepting new roles, like SharePoint...
It can take a long time to process an FMLA request, especially if the employee doesn’t promptly respond to demands to provide medical certification of the need...
