The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed a rule to increase online filings and digital communications between the agency and private-sector parties. The proposed regulatory changes are largely a part of an... Read more »
?A recent settlement agreement between United Parcel Service (UPS) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) serves as a reminder that accommodating job applicants’ religious beliefs supersedes an organization’s appearance policy... Read more »
?”Corporations don’t have feelings.” “No one got hurt.” “If my company’s going to cut my benefits, it owes me.” Those are among the excuses, workplace experts say, that employees use to justify... Read more »
?A market director of Lowe’s Home Centers LLC did not have an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim when he could not find an available position within his restrictions that he could... Read more »
?A high school teacher injured at a faculty team-building event could not show that the school board failed to reasonably accommodate her, because she did not prove that she was disabled due... Read more »
This is the first in a three-part series on toxic workplaces and HR’s role in mitigating organizational toxicity. The second article in the series will discuss the dangers associated with the toxin-handling role... Read more »
Imagine you are standing in line at a grocery store, and the line is deep and going nowhere. Your fellow shoppers are shifting impatiently from side to side while incessantly checking the... Read more »
?For lots of employees, there’s something even more annoying than doing household chores, paying bills or trying to lose weight. It’s navigating the sea of computer and Web-based programs and communication tools... Read more »
