For HR professionals, this year has triggered a whole new wave of legal risks related to employees’ medical and mental health. Can employees demand to keep working...
As COVID vaccines become more available, employers are being forced to navigate unprecedented new questions with their workforce. One wrong answer can trigger big legal...
Correctly documenting discipline—from insubordination to absenteeism to substandard work—is critical for both legal protection and employee communication. But most...
The world of work is forever changed and new employment law regulations are in the pipeline. Do the people managers at your company have the legal training they need...
President Biden has made it clear that pay equity and pro-union federal laws and regulations are key priorities, and as we close in on the first 100 days of his term,...
In every management job, coaching challenges arise. But these irregular times are creating a bigger need for supervisors to provide guidance or correction on a more...
The past few months have seen a dizzying amount of payroll changes, from the expansion of the pandemic-related payroll tax credits to all the work-from-home...
While you can’t prevent unplanned business disruptions, you can be prepared for them. A standard operating procedure is essential to helping maintain everything from...
The most basic question about the employment relationship—whether a worker is an “employee” or “independent contractor”—has baffled HR and employers for...
Employee leave laws have seen a swift and complicated change this year and last in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA – the first-ever nationwide federal...
Make sure your organization protects itself from these evolving risks and understands all the vaccine best practices being used today by U.S. employers. You’ll get...
If you have any employees in California (even remote workers), you're constantly trying to keep up with the state's crazy maze of complex, ever-changing,...
Your hiring slots are valuable, and it’s your job to fill them with the very best candidates. Your reputation—and your career—hinges on this skill. But how often...
As the call for equal pay gets louder, learn what other smart employers are doing to proactively stay ahead of promised regulations and legislation from federal and...
More than 75% of your company’s records are created and stored electronically—everything from emails to Slack messages to social media. Are you 100% confident that...
The W-4 form used to be a simple half-page. Now it looks like a tax return … and employees have to do math! Even after a year with this format, the new withholding...
Most supervisors and HR professionals never learned how to handle uncomfortable conversations with employees about poor performance, offensive behavior or even personal...
In harassment lawsuits, courts will look at two key things to determine your organization’s liability: do you have an anti-harassment policy and did you train your...
If the impolite language and downright rudeness once reserved for social media have found their way to your workplace, you must prioritize breaking this cycle of...
Just one mistake when investigating workplace insubordination and misconduct can cost your company millions—and cost you your job. But you’ve probably received...
