America is as hyper-polarized as it has been since the Civil War. Your employees have opinions, and they're often loud ones – even on social media. But those opinions...
Skills and passion are just two legs of the three-legged stool of great job performance. The other is attitude … and it may be the most important. Consider this stat:...
“I never saw it coming,” is a common reflection on an emergency situation. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prepared. As the COVID-19 pandemic has taught, any...
When confronted with employees who complain, criticize or try to stir up trouble, managers often feel frustrated and helpless. They may quickly assume that there is no...
The need for FMLA and paid leave has increased, while managing it continues to become more complicated. Figuring out if the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
Discover the most common areas of litigation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the concrete, practical steps your organization should take NOW to prevent...
Millions of Americans have tested positive for the coronavirus, so it's likely some of your employees will become infected in the coming months. Do you know exactly how...
It’s a question that troubles most employers when dealing with accommodations. At what point have you done enough to accommodate your employee’s disability and...
More than 75% of your company's records are created and stored electronically – everything from emails to documents to Slack messages. Your HR department has to...
The IRS radically changed the W-4 form this year and – as these real-life headlines show – these first eight months sparked lots of questions from both employees and...
The complex maze of state and federal laws on marijuana usage – along with the work-from-home trend and increasingly relaxed public attitude about marijuana – has...
The line between off-duty and on-duty conduct has always been blurred. With more employees working remotely these days, those lines fade even more – but the legal risk...
How do you handle employees' first few hours … first few days … and first few weeks on the job? Do you simply throw new hires to the wolves with a "sink or swim"...
Recipe for trouble: Start with a global pandemic … stir in economic distress … and blend in racial tensions. Add in a polarizing political climate, heat, and serve....
When toxic talk infects an entire department, managers may be tempted to throw up their hands and just give in. They often feel powerless to counteract the damage caused...
What single employee issue do you deal with most often at work? Especially these days, you spend a huge chunk of your time navigating the complex array of laws and...
Real-life headlines like this show the legal danger of making even one mistake when investigating workplace misconduct. But you've probably received little – if any...
While some states are lifting their shutdown orders on businesses, others are tightening restrictions again. And your local rules may be different than your state's...
Join us for the second Employment Law & COVID-19 Summit, Understanding Management & HR's New Role. This 3-hour workshop takes a deep dive into the new demands of human...
For HR departments, the process of completing I-9 forms and using the E-Verify system has changed dramatically in the past two months … "Virtual verification" is now...
