If an employee uses vulgar language at work, do you have the right to discipline them? A recent court decision may leave you scratching your head – until you understand...
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In the U.S., acts of violence and other injuries are the third-leading cause of workplace fatalities. Your best and first defense of protecting your employees, delivery drivers, clients, customers, vendors,...
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Let’s say you have a former employee who was fired a year ago for inappropriate workplace behavior. Today you received notice that she filed for unemployment. Should you appeal her...
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As much as we all hate employee terminations, they happen. What doesn’t have to happen are the administrative headaches and potential legal problems that come from inconsistencies in your company’s...
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One of most difficult aspects of human resources is employee discipline. Although your company may have an outlined schedule of progressive discipline, different situations may warrant different consequences – and...
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As a manager, you have a lot of responsibilities that spread your time thin and make ordinary, mundane tasks feel like low priorities. But when it comes to documenting an...
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The Supreme Court recently ruled that sex discrimination, as outlined in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. While 21...
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Racial violence and related events have flooded the news outlets recently, which has sparked questions about what employers can do for off-the-clock racial behavior. Here are the answers to what...
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While many companies recently had to downsize in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees may have been told they were laid off or furloughed. But which term was the appropriate...
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What happens if you’re asked to take a drug test at work … and you refuse? Stratus.hr’s safety expert, Joey Eastwood, has the details in this video. An accident just...
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