Managing Toxic Employees

In the midst of the pandemic, the Great Resignation shook the American workforce. Between April and September 2021, a record 24 million Americans resigned from their jobs. Employers were left desperate for... Read more »

EEO-1 Submission Deadline Confirmed

​The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released an updated deadline for employers to submit their demographic data. The EEO-1 Component 1 data collection for 2022 will start on Oct. 31,... Read more »

The Great Compromise: The Evolution of Return-to-Office Policies

There’s a new lounge in the administrative offices at Ability Beyond where employees can take a break or hold an informal meeting. There are also quiet offices for private conversations and heads-down,... Read more »

Career Lessons from UES’s Sheila Norden: Managing Change

In an HR career spanning 25 years, Sheila Norden has helped navigate many mergers and acquisitions (M&As)—and their profound effects on workers. “That’s a stressful time,” Norden says of a consolidation’s impact... Read more »

Court Upholds Religious School’s Firing of Unwed, Pregnant Teacher

​A Catholic school in New Jersey was within its rights when it fired a teacher who became pregnant outside of marriage, the state’s high court recently found. On Aug. 14, the New... Read more »

No Second Bite for Employer that Consented to Jury Ruling

​Takeaway: The most significant issue in this appeal involved a procedural ruling. But the facts of the case tell a cautionary tale of unchecked discriminatory behavior by an expert director of a... Read more »

Derogatory Music Played in Warehouse Might Have Been Unlawful

​Takeaway: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision that dismissed a harassment claim against apparel wholesaler S&S Activewear for creating a sexually hostile work environment by letting employees and... Read more »

As Summer Ends, Workers Head Back to the Office

Many employers marked Sept. 5—the day after Labor Day—as the date by which employees would be required to return to offices after working from home during much of the COVID-19 pandemic. And... Read more »

Stretched Thin

​Middle managers have long spoken out about the difficulties they have in trying to communicate and enforce directives from company leaders without having a say in or knowing the full reasoning behind... Read more »

Rules of Engagement

​The past few years have been tough on employees.  Just 31 percent of workers in the U.S. and Canada feel engaged at work, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2023... Read more »
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