No doubt about it: The Family and Medical Leave Act’s a pain for HR and Benefits pros. But a recent court decision eased one company’s intermittent leave headaches. Could it help you? More…

A woman was fired from her job as the CIO for a nonprofit organization. So what’d she do? More…

Two employees are caught breaking the same rule. One has had behavior problems in the past, the other hasn’t. Can their manager legally fire one and not the other? More…

A woman files a gender discrimination charge against her employer. Her fiance works at the same company. Three weeks after the woman files her discrimination complaint, he gets fired. Retaliation? More…

Employees of the city of Brooksville, FL, will have to follow a new dress code, including the mandatory wearing of underwear. We have just one question. More…

From Girl Scout cookie drives to workplace birthday clubs, non-work fundraisers have become a part of many company cultures. Should management be concerned? More…

Maybe you haven’t encountered any problems with employee posts on Facebook, MySpace and the like. The question is: Should you wait till you have a problem? More…

We’re pretty sure this is a unique case in the annals of termination causes. More…

Suppose an angry employee uses a social-networking Web site to trash your company, your managers and even your customers. Can you legally take action against the employee? The results of a landmark federal-court case will provide the answer.

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An employee refuses to sign his company’s diversity policy because of a clause that he says affords equal treatment to homosexuals. He’s eventually fired for the refusal, and sues his employer for wrongful termination. Who won this real-life case?  More…