Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to align different parts of a line in a document? For instance, in a resume, the company name might be...
Are you planning to sell or donate a boat or car to charity? Don't be too hasty. Arrange a “bargain sale” to a qualified charitable organization. By...
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a worker who claimed she was fired in retaliation for taking intermittent FMLA leave. The court...
Here’s an important reminder for all supervisors: Innocent age-related comments can come back to haunt you. That’s especially true if the comments come from...
Q. We want to hire someone who signed a noncompete agreement with his current employer. He asked us to indemnify him in the event his employer sues him. What are the...
Here’s a tip that doesn’t cost anything to implement and may prevent a lawsuit: When employees return from an illness, medical leave or other absences, make them...
Q. We couldn’t obtain the amount of overtime one of our employees worked in time to include payment for those hours in the current payroll period. We understand...
Employees who take FMLA leave are entitled to return to their job or to an equivalent one. If the FMLA absence necessitated hiring a replacement, there’s no...
Employees who experience retaliation for complaining about discrimination don’t have to prove bias to win a retaliation lawsuit. But that doesn’t mean that...
Mentor-based North Coast Wood Products has settled a Department of Labor lawsuit alleging the company’s owner illegally diverted money from 11 participants in the...
In business writing, bullet points often replace regular old paragraphs, with good reason: Readers can scan them faster. Stick to these standards for using bullets...
Ever feel like you’re the unofficial “shock absorber” in your organization, soaking up the complaints and abuse from all corners of the workplace? A...
Great bosses aren't born, they're made. Becoming a great boss requires honest self-analysis and periodic reassessments. The following checklist was designed to...
Here are six common communication mistakes that people—especially professional women—make in the workplace, according to communications consultant and Business...
Do you get nervous and sweaty when an employee asks for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to help a sick family member? What kind of “needed...
Nobody argues the fact that Robert McNamara was a genius. The Ford Motor Co. whiz kid who led the Pentagon into the Vietnam War, and the World Bank into unprecedented...
