Companies change. Their size changes. Their businesses change and get updated. Then shouldn’t their employee handbooks change and get updated? You can do it, and even get help doing it, without breaking the bank. More…
Ever gotten a headache trying got read the legalese of your benefit plan documents? Although you’ve come to know what all the terms mean, it makes for slow reading. More…
Often, when an employer gets sued, the first thing a company’s lawyer says is, “Let’s see your employee handbook.” If it’s old and unrevised, the next thing the lawyer often says is, “We have a problem.” More…
There’s no federal or state law that says you have to offer employees paid vacations or paid time off (PTO). More…
When one of our readers submits a good idea, such as a useful form or document, others often ask for copies. You are not going to ask for copies of the newsletter Delaware used to try to promote diversity. More…
A down economy is an up time for wrongful-discharge lawsuits by employees who have been let go — and are angry about it. More…
An employee is terminated for publicly cursing at and insulting a member of upper management. The employee sues, charging the termination violates HR’s own written policies. Who won this real-life case? More…
Resolved: Putting together a good employee handbook is a pain. But having a weak one — or none at all — could be dangerous. More…
HR’s new function: Standing up to workplace bullies. What used to be considered a good idea may now become law. More…
Hardly anyone can be certain about complying with all the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to overtime and white-collar exemptions. But you can adopt good policies that protect your company from penalties if someone does make a compliance blunder. More…
