Here’s a way to kick off your next talk to supervisors about avoiding discrimination charges. More…

Recent research shows you and your company have a once-in-decade chance to build the type of worker loyalty that employers dream of. More…

Passage of the Ledbetter Act — making it easier for employees to sue over claims of wage discrimination — has sent HR offices scurrying around to make sure they’ve retained every piece of paper associated with pay and promotions. That’s probably the wrong approach when building a defense against such claims. More…

Believe it or not, summer will arrive. And so will interns if your organization decides to use them. Just make sure your intern program doesn’t violate Department of Labor regulations. More…

The slow economy has already led a bunch of states to look at banning employers from using credit checks to screen applicants. Now, the federal government is considering a ban, too. More…

Here are the details on the recently approved extension of COBRA subsidy program for health coverage. More…

The U.S. House approved a bill granting tax credits to companies that hire the unemployed. But like most things in Washington, the story doesn’t end there. More…

We occasionally report workplace behavior that’s so odd that it sounds made up. Except it’s not. Today’s story: When an unhappy customer complained, a company official responded in a most-unofficial way. More…

Whenever a supervisor has to make a critical decision about an employee, someone’s bound to ask, “You have documentation to support that? It’s not enough just to have documentation; what’s more important is having the right documentation. More…

The latest draft manual of the American Psychiatric Association recommends that compulsive eating and gambling be recognized as mental “disabilities.” Does that mean they’ll fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act? More…