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What 4 new cases can tell us about sexual harassment in 2013

by May 8, 2013 Comments (1)

Sexual harassment claims may be down overall, but these recent cases show it’s as expensive as ever to get caught on the wrong side of a harassment complaint. 

Poor performance, bad behavior: Handling 2 very different problem employees

by March 7, 2013 Comments (0)

Dealing with problem employees invariably involves one of two issues: Performance or behavior. And your managers need to know how to handle each. Here’s a primer.

Poor performance, bad behavior: Handling 2 very different problem employees

by March 6, 2013 Comments (0)

Dealing with problem employees invariably involves one of two issues: Performance or behavior. And your managers need to know how to handle each. Here’s a primer. 

Slam the brakes on intermittent FMLA abuse: 7 tactics

by July 3, 2012 Comments (1)

‘Tis the season … for FMLA abuse. We’re currently in the peak of intermittent FMLA abuse’s high season. But there are ways to help make sure employees are taking leave for a medical reason – and not just to go to the beach.

Was failed polygraph test the real reason she wasn’t promoted?

by June 11, 2012 Comments (0)

An employee fails a polygraph test after some cash is stolen, but the company can’t prove she actually committed the crime. Later, she’s passed over for a promotion. She sues, saying she was unfairly punished for a theft she hadn’t committed. Did she win? Read the dramatized version of this real-life case and see if [...] [MORE]

Answers to tricky HR questions: Handling jury duty

by October 13, 2011 Comments (1)

Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s question centers around handling employees who are summoned to jury duty.

What would you do: Newbie’s offended by grizzled vet’s salty tongue

by August 25, 2010 2 Comments

Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A newly hired worker is complaining about a veteran employee’s rough language.

Giving until it hurts

by June 10, 2009 Comments (1)

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

Anti-social employees: Minor annoyance or serious problem?

by May 11, 2009 Comments (0)

All workplaces have had at least one employee who others didn’t want to be around. New research looks at the exact effects those jerks may have had on their co-workers.

Principal may be fired for making six-year-old clean toilet

by February 23, 2009 83 Comments

Fireable offense, or just incredibly bad judgment that merits less drastic discipline? You make the call in the case of the principal, the six-year-old and the toilet.

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