A supply clerk at a long-term care facility in North Carolina couldn’t “do anything with her hair,” so she wore a hat to work. And that started a process that ended with her employer being found in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. More…

In these uncertain times, at least one thing is sure: Employees will never run out of bizarre excuses for missing work. More…

Now here’s the kind of morale-building exercise you don’t often hear about: The management of a chain of convenience stores held a contest in which employees were asked to bet on who’d be fired next. More…

A lot of companies today offer great work-life programs, but are managers penalizing employees who use them? Many employees say “yes.” More…

An employee complains that she’s being sexually harassed by her boss. HR jumps into action, the supervisor is disciplined and warned, and, after a short time, the victim tells HR things have greatly improved. But just weeks later, the employee resigns, charging that the supervisor’s gone back to his old ways. She sues for harassment. Did she win? More…

Does eating leftover hot dogs qualify as employee theft? More…

More than three quarters of companies worldwide use social networks for business purposes — and more than four in 10 have have problems with employees misusing the sites. More…

Workplace conflict costs time, hurts productivity and can cripple morale. Here’s a quick blueprint to help managers deal with these personality clashes early and effectively. More…

The National Labor Relations Board just can’t seem to get enough of this new-fangled social networking business. But a couple of recent developments provide some clarification on where the agency’s headed on the issue. More…

Leaner staffs have made individual employee performance priority No. 1 for today’s managers. So what’s the best way to deal with a worker who’s just not cutting it? More…