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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Relationships at work spark red flags for any HR manager. But should a company have a policy prohibiting office romances altogether? According to a 2015 Vault Office Romance survey, 51%...
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With recent events surrounding racial slurs, white supremacist movements, and allegations of racism, we’re being asked what constitutes a hostile workplace. Could a company terminate an employee for off-duty actions...
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Terminating an employee is not for the faint of heart. Emotions are boiling, frustrations are high, and then there are the friendships, family situations, employee morale, and other concerns that...
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A recent court decision ruled that a single insensitive comment could be considered religious harassment and create a hostile work environment, all of which resulted in a hefty fine for...
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In a recent court decision of Lashawna C. v. Perez, the EEOC reminds employers that sometimes only one insensitive comment is all it takes to create a hostile work environment...
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