12/06/2017

If your company is worried about employees' abuse of opioid prescriptions, you are not alone.more

12/06/2017

If you get annoyed by your co-workers from time to time, you are not alone. In a recent survey, workers were asked if they ever get annoyed at work. One-hundred percent of respondents said yes.more

11/29/2017

If you get a very convincing email from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requesting information on your employees' I-9s, do not follow the instructions.more

11/27/2017

Open enrollment is an important time of year; it can also be confusing and a source of stress for employees.more

11/17/2017

Human resources professionals can be forgiven if they are a bit skeptical about the warnings from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect employer mandate penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), largely due to the agency's apparent lack of follow-through. However, with the latest warning, the agency now includes some proof that this time it is for real.more

11/16/2017

It is not uncommon for employers to have some type of company-wide policy requiring all employees on leave to get a doctor's certification that they are clear to come back to work. But as a recent case shows, if that policy is fairly rigid, it might have serious repercussions.more

11/15/2017

With the multitude of issues human resources professionals face, it can be difficult to know under which circumstances legal assistance is necessary. Because, when it comes down to it, there is no instruction manual.more

11/08/2017

When a government contractor fired an employee over a Facebook photo that showed her giving the middle finger to President Trump, it probably did not expect such a widespread negative reaction from the public.more

11/02/2017

The Department of Labor (DOL) is not going to let a Texas judge simply toss out the Obama-era changes to the overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The agency has officially appealed the court's decision and its reason for the move suggests the DOL has some major plans regarding the regulations in the near future.more

10/27/2017

You have reason to believe that an employee, who has suddenly started showing increasingly erratic behavior, is struggling to do her job and negatively impacting her co-workers. What can you do without running afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?more

10/13/2017

By now, most savvy companies know they cannot bar employees from discussing such things as salaries and working conditions.more

10/11/2017

There is no doubt the Trump administration's latest move will weaken the contraceptive coverage regulations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). There is, however, some major debate over just who is likely to be affected by such changes.more

10/03/2017

Employers are well aware pay discrepancies between genders could come back to haunt them. As a result, many are taking proactive steps to make sure they prevent or address any problems before it is too late.more

10/02/2017

As in prior months, proposals concerning protected time off (e.g., family or paid sick leave) received a lot of fanfare from states across the country. This month's State of the States from the Workplace Policy Institute reviews those bills and other noteworthy developments.more

09/28/2017

On September 28, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases with labor and employment implications.more

09/28/2017

Any time the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) accuses your company of breaking federal pay laws, it is a major headache.more

09/27/2017

A new survey finds more than one-quarter of companies saying they allow employees to donate paid time off (PTO) to their colleagues. Experts see plenty of positives in leave donation programs, but urge human resources professionals to consider a variety of factors in implementing such policies.more

09/27/2017

When Republicans decided not to vote on their latest incarnation of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — the Graham-Cassidy bill — they effectively abandoned any hope of repealing the ACA in 2017.more

09/26/2017

Sometimes employers feel the need to finesse the reason why an employee is leaving the company — to avoid damaging morale.more

09/22/2017

Thanks to a recent court ruling, it now may be even more difficult for employers to take any adverse action against an employee who is on — or has previously taken — leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).more