HR pros are already running at full speed trying to keep up with the seismic changes brought on by the pandemic. You’re charged with taking the concrete steps needed to realize employers’ increased focus on employee wellbeing while also maintaining company culture, collaboration and employee loyalty in a remote work environment. And HR will be […]
As 2020 winds down, so do the protections offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The law, which was designed to provide employees with both paid sick leave and emergency family and medical leave, is set to expire on Dec. 31 if the Senate doesn’t extend it. Waiting on the Senate The expiration […]
Once a company officially grants an employee a reasonable accommodation, it’s important your managers understand what it entails. One company recently did that, yet a manager’s inability to follow the terms of the accommodation resulted in a lawsuit. Scheduled too much Jennifer Hudak worked as a clerk at the St. Joseph County Board of Voter […]
An employee was fired after asking out a woman at a neighboring business, but his company ended up in court when the worker claimed his age was the problem, not his behavior. Here’s a breakdown of the case. Highly inappropriate behavior? Brett Granet worked at Presidio Inc. in Pennsylvania, and had a history of poor […]
Consider employee morale as well as health and safety when deciding COVID-19 vaccine policies
At first glance, nothing seems fishy about a poorly performing employee being fired. But when a court looked more closely at the worker’s performance reviews, it found evidence of bias. Set up to fail? Ronald Pineda worked at Abbott Laboratories in California. He began to receive poor performance reviews and was eventually fired. Pineda sued […]
Is an offer letter a legally binding employment contract? One employee thought his offer letter guaranteed him five years of employment with his company, but the 2nd Circuit ruled that wasn’t the case. Here’s what happened. Breach of contract? Steven Hodge was hired at Abaco LLC in New York. His signed offer letter discussed how […]
Recruitment firm made comments that were ‘ageist in nature.’
A lot of employers are struggling with all the unknowns of COVID-19. How long will you need to take these precautions in the workplace? What do you do when an employee comes down with the virus? What are your legal obligations? Employment lawyer David K. Fram of the National Employment Law Institute tells employers it […]
