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'But he showed me his … Why can't I sue for sexual harassment?'

Let’s set the scene for a recent lawsuit: A male worker exposed himself to a female co-worker and showed her explicit pictures of himself. Then, word spread about the incident in the workplace. Sounds like a slam-dunk sexual harassment lawsuit, right? 

by Christian Schappel
January 27, 2016
sexual harassment

'Put on your big boy pants': Takeaways from man's retaliation suit

When a male employee in a predominantly female workforce voices a gender discrimination complaint, it’s probably not the best idea to tell him to “suck it up” and “put on your big boy pants.”

by Jared Bilski
April 12, 2017
discrimination, national origin, citizenship

'What are you doing with that gourd on your head?'

As an HR pro, have you ever had to discipline employees for not wearing proper safety equipment?

by Fred Hosier
January 9, 2009

10 'Musts' in your social-network policy

According to a recent report, about 40% of U.S. companies enforce workplace bans on employees’ using social-media Web sites — and the number of bans is growing. Should your organization jump on the bandwagon? Or is there another choice?

by Jim Giuliano
August 28, 2009

15 ways to avoid feds' independent contractor wrath

Working with independent contractors? Here are 15 ways to ensure you don’t end up as the next write-up on the Department of Labor’s website for misclassifying them as employees.

by Dan Wisniewski
July 19, 2013
EEOC, notice requirement, wellness

2 benefits never to put on the chopping block

With healthcare costs continuing to skyrocket — along with fears of triggering the “Cadillac” tax in 2018 — employers are looking into what kinds of benefits they can cut. 

by Jared Bilski
December 11, 2015

2 workers break same rule: Can HR discipline them differently?

When an employee’s disciplined, managers often hear a complaint that parents will recognize: “But so-and-so did the same thing and didn’t get in trouble!” If the employees in question are different races or genders, that can be the basis for a discrimination lawsuit — maybe.

December 9, 2008

3 keys to better management of workplace conflict

Conflict is not, by its nature, a bad thing. In a world without conflict, problems in the workplace wouldn’t be discovered or addressed, and innovation would grow stagnant.   

by lstead
July 8, 2016

3 new rulings to guide your social-media policy

Good news for employers wrestling with social media use policies: The NLRB seems to be retreating from its aggressive stance on classifying employee Internet postings as “protected activity” under federal labor law.

by Tim Gould
August 5, 2011

30 employee handbook do's and don'ts from the NLRB

To help employers craft handbooks that don’t violate the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a compilation of rules it has found to be illegal — and rewritten them to illustrate how they can comply with the law.

by Christian Schappel
July 18, 2018
FMLA, employee handbook

5 things to do after the investigation

Once you’ve finished the legwork of investigating a harassment complaint, your job has just begun. To cover all your bases:

by Jim Giuliano
October 30, 2008

6 big reasons employees sue

You can twist yourself in knots trying to dodge a lawsuit, but it really comes down to the avoiding the Big Six Mistakes.

by Jim Giuliano
July 3, 2008

6 common manager mistakes that can get your company sued

What do employment attorneys see as the common thread that lands well-meaning employers in court time and time again? Costly mistakes by their front-line managers. 

by Jared Bilski
May 29, 2017
overtime, flsa, wage and hour

6 documentation gaffes that will come back to haunt you

As HR pros, you obviously get the importance of thoroughly (and carefully) documenting employee performance problems. You know who doesn’t? A lot of managers who oversee employees. 

by Christian Schappel
June 23, 2015

7 employee behaviors bosses hate the most

Picking on bosses is always fun, but let’s give them a fair shake and list their pet peeves about employees.

by Jim Giuliano
May 23, 2008

7 key elements of bulletproof documentation

Whether it’s the details of an employee’s FMLA request or a description of a problem staffer’s activities, HR pros know solid and consistent documentation is of the utmost importance.

by Jared Bilski
July 24, 2013

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