?Inc.com columnist Alison Green answers questions about workplace and management issues–everything from how to deal with a micromanaging boss to how to talk to someone on your team about body odor. Here’s... Read more »
?The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) permits fitness-for-duty examinations of employees only if they are job-related and consistent with business necessity. Objective evidence is needed to make this showing. Here is an... Read more »
?There are plenty of unique challenges when trying to recruit and retain hourly employees in high-turnover industries, such as retail, food service and convenience stores. In fact, turnover last year for full-time... Read more »
?A federal jury awarded a former Tesla worker $3.2 million for racial harassment—well below the $137 million a different jury awarded in 2021. A judge agreed then that Tesla was liable but... Read more »
Takeaway: Employers that had not signed an arbitration agreement between an employee and a related company could not enforce the agreement. Even though the companies all shared office space and officers, they... Read more »
?SHRM has partnered with ChiefExecutive.net to bring you relevant articles on key HR topics and strategies. It wasn’t that long ago that Baby Boomers were worried about Millennials and then Gen Zers in the workforce.... Read more »
?Takeaway: In recent years, many courts have found that the single use of a racial epithet at work can create a racially hostile work environment. Yet, the 5th Circuit rejected a racial... Read more »
?A recent lawsuit against a Maryland-based company underscores how discrimination has run rampant in the construction industry. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) obtained a default judgment in U.S. District Court... Read more »
?Work isn’t just a place where people do their jobs. It’s also where they learn more about themselves, uncover their strengths and weaknesses, and connect with the people around them. By spending... Read more »
?Managers need to know what to do if an employee alleges that their employer isn’t complying with the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act or if an employee seeks... Read more »
