Benefits

Infertility’s Fertile Legal Ground

Employers that fail to accommodate employees’ infertility treatments could see an explo...

Workforce News

Workplace Culture

You, Biased? No, It’s Your Brain

Research by a cadre of scientists during the past decade points to a troubling fact: El...

HR Administration

People Moves, February 2014

Katherine O’Brien tapped as CHRO at New York Life Insurance; Ashley Goldsmith to CHRO a...

Workforce News

Benefits

Avoiding the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of Employment Law

The so-called “Bermuda Triangle” of employment law is: workers’ compensation, the Famil...

Benefits

Is Regular Attendance an Essential Job Function? It Depends.

As a court recently pointed out, regular attendance is important in any job. Important,...

Legal

A Lesson on Union Avoidance

Do you know what to do if a labor union comes knocking at your door? Do you know what y...

Workplace Culture

The Workplace Ethics of Class-Segregated Bathrooms: The Results

By a margin of two to one, my readers expressed that it is not acceptable for a busines...

Legal

When is 1,250 not 1,250? Hours Worked Versus Hours Paid for FMLA Eligibility

Whatever time tracking and payroll system you use, it must have the ability to differen...