Federal law requires paying employees for short breaks. That doesn’t mean employees can take as many breaks as they want and expect to be paid for that time.
Different seasons usher in different employment law risks. Employment law firm Fisher & Phillips offers this five-point to-do list to get ready for the coming summer...
A court has concluded that, for some jobs, full-time attendance is an essential function. When that’s the case, an employer has no obligation to create a part-time...
Are you negotiating an employment contract with an applicant for a high-level position? If the applicant actively participates in that negotiation and makes...
If a worker files a harassment complaint and a supervisor decides to punish him by setting him up to violate a company rule, that can be retaliation. It doesn’t...
Here’s a cautionary tale for employers tempted to create a “make work” accommodation designed to drive a disabled worker to quit. Courts are likely to...
Complying with the alphabet soup of employment laws takes a big portion of HR's day. And compliance will get even harder in 2017. How well do you know employment law?...
Technology companies and business advocacy groups worry that the Trump administration’s executive order restricting international travel from seven countries could...
Employee legal complaints against their employers have spiked in the past decade. For HR professionals, one small misstep—by themselves or a supervisor—can cost an...
