Obesity discrimination: Can you be turned down for a job because of your weight?Brad answers the question, "My friend was turned down for a job, and I think it's because...
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Hiring? Be sure you're asking the right (and legal) questions. Avoiding Illegal Interview Questions Are you asking illegal questions when interviewing job candidates? In 2017, CNBC conducted a poll on illegal questions...
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Can an employer legally exclude an applicant based on a misdemeanor in their criminal background? At face value, a criminal background is not a protected class – meaning applicants with...
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Workplace accomodations: nursing and the new momTake 2! A WiFi outage last week disrupted Stacey's live video about accommodating nursing employees. But we didn't want you to miss this! Check...
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Religious holiday and workplace requirementsReligion at work: what's required of your employer? Brad lets us know right now on #AskAnHRExpertPosted by Stratus.hr on Friday, March 30, 2018 If an employee...
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Voting day is just around the corner, which means employers should prepare to accommodate leave requests if work hours prevent employees from participating in their civic duty. “Does that mean...
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Early one morning, an HR manager arrived at her desk and saw a sealed envelope. Inside was a printed webpage from a sex-offender registry database. It included the face of...
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Most employers are smart enough to not knowingly do something illegal. But did you know that making small talk with candidates may lead to unintentional work-around questions that could put...
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There’s almost nothing worse than a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against your small business. For me, it happened when I owned a small chain of salons. One of my employees...
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U.S. businesses and government agencies paid out more than $482 million to resolve work-related discrimination and harassment claims in 2016, a number that the EEOC indicates is on the rise. As...
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