Consider ADA before applying tardiness rules

  • September 16, 2012

When an employee tells her supervisor she has a disability that makes it hard for her to get to work on time, it’s critical to factor that into any decision to...

ADA – Americans With Disabilities Act

  • March 01, 2012

The ADA protects qualified individuals from disability discrimination in all aspects of employment, from hiring and firing to promotion and demotion to compensation...

Beware hidden danger of class-action lawsuits

  • January 22, 2012

Managers may think it’s safe to underpay employees by having them work off the clock or shaving time off their overtime tab because no one has complained. But it...

Know union rules on probationary employees

  • December 18, 2011

You won’t find many employers extolling the upsides of having a unionized workforce, but there is one advantage. If your union contract provides for a...

Constructive Discharge: FAQs

  • December 03, 2011

Constructive discharge occurs when employees claim that their working conditions were so intolerable that they were forced to quit. Employers must stay within federal...

Freedom of speech: Does it apply at work?

  • October 18, 2011

In private-sector workplaces, em­­ployees do not have First Amendment rights, as public employees do. But certain laws do provide em­­ployees with some...

Do U.S. employment laws apply overseas?

  • March 20, 2011

Q. Our company has employees stationed in locations outside the United States. A situation recently occurred that raised the question of whether U.S. employment laws...