Modifying your workplace for return to work

  • May 26, 2020

Instead of going back to normal, it’s time to establish your new normal with the understanding that your policies will likely adjust and evolve as time passes. When...

Disaster planning: Ideas for Payroll & HR

  • April 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is just one disaster among many that could interrupt your business. There will be others. HR and Payroll need to work together to ensure the...

Coronavirus options for employers

  • March 10, 2020

Coronavirus containment strategies include keeping sick workers at home, limiting unnecessary travel, allowing more leave flexibility, telecommuting, cross-training...

Review handbook for at-will conflicts

  • June 21, 2018

If an employee has a contract with his employer that specifically limits his discharge, then at-will employment does not apply. This situation can get tricky if your...

Was that a lack of training or common sense?

  • May 29, 2018

Employees discharged for unprofessional conduct sometimes try to blame their problems on a lack of training. They argue that they had no way of knowing that their...

Did Starbucks fail at communicating policy?

  • May 18, 2018

It’s likely that the Starbucks incidents reveal some form of discriminatory animus on the part of individual employees. But from a management and HR perspective, there...

Keep some records from HR decision-makers

  • May 15, 2018

Sometimes, it makes a lot of sense to build a virtual wall between HR staff who handle discrimination complaints and manage litigation and those who review applications...