Can HR ban smoking – on AND off the job?
Restricting employees’ off-duty conduct can be pretty tricky business. Do employers have the right to decide what workers can — and can’t — do after hours?
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Learn MoreRestricting employees’ off-duty conduct can be pretty tricky business. Do employers have the right to decide what workers can — and can’t — do after hours?
If a few pending laws are passed, employers in some states soon won’t be allowed to tell employees to keep firearms off of company property. Will your state be next?
Verizon’s recent massive settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission carries a crucial message for employers.
The DOL’s new overtime rule will likely cause lots of currently exempt employees to begrudgingly begin punching a time clock. This may lead to two unintended consequences.
Is there any good excuse for falling asleep on the job or — worse yet — behind the wheel of a company vehicle?
One of a manager’s hardest tasks: Dealing with a difficult employee who’s constantly making frivolous complaints. What can supervisors do without being accused of retaliation?
Here’s yet more evidence of how hard it is for employers to control what employees say about them on social media. The latest blow: A federal appeals court in New York City has ruled that clicking the “Like” button on Facebook can be protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act.
Pop quiz: If an employee with a well-documented alcohol issue comes into work intoxicated, can you legally fire that employee or are you required to place him or her on FMLA leave?
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has made a lot of waves for not standing during national anthem performances. And it has led a lot of employers to ask: Can workers who engage in such political protests be punished? Here’s the answer.
No doubt about it: The Family and Medical Leave Act’s a pain for HR and Benefits pros. But a recent court decision eased one company’s intermittent leave headaches. Could it help you?
When it’s used correctly, paid time off (PTO) is the type of benefit that prevents employees from burning out. Unfortunately, PTO abuse is an all-too-common occurrence for many employers.
Maybe you haven’t encountered any problems with employee posts on Facebook, MySpace and the like. The question is: Should you wait till you have a problem?
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?
Get ready for a new way for employees to get their companies in legal hot water: workplace bullying.
With a good portion of the country digging out from recent staggering snowfalls, it seems like a good time to review what rights and responsibilities employers have to employees who miss work because of inclement weather.
Everybody hates performance reviews. That’s a given. But there are ways to move them out of the “dreaded chore” category into the file titled “engagement tools.” Performance reviews are often badly done and serve to de-motivate employees — or worse, give them a weapon to sue the company. What’s wrong with this process? Here are…
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