Anniken Davenport is a noted employment law attorney and the editor of The HR Specialist state employment law newsletter series. She has authored several books, including Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook and The Employer's Practical Legal Guide. Anniken has served as a professor at Penn State University, where she taught business law and HR management, and she directed the Legal Studies Program at Wilson College. Her legal career includes representing government units in discrimination and other employment law cases and representing school districts in labor negotiations.
Employers can calculate FMLA entitlement by choosing one of four methods. Not choosing an FMLA calendar method can prove dangerous, as a recent case shows.
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Firing an employee is never pleasant. Whether you’re firing an employee without warning or drafting a termination letter after progressive discipline, get it right.
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The Trump administration is using no-match letters to help enforce the president’s Buy American, Hire American Executive Order. The program will continue in the spring...
These recent court cases are a good reminder that under the Whistleblower Protection Act, employees have a legal right to blow the whistle without retaliation or...
