To Each His Own God: Religious Discrimination
“Are you a Wiccan, or Budhist, well don’t speak to me cause I don’t like them. They’re all going to hell.” What do you know about your employees and their personal beliefs? Do you even care? How often are employees offended by their co-workers words, deeds, or proselytizing? What is your respon...
In HR's Case, Believe Everything You Read: The importance of documentation.
Supervisor 1: “Last week I had to reprimand an employee for abusing his 15 minute rest period. Then yesterday, that same employee was 30 minutes late returning from lunch. And this morning, he has shown up or called or anything. So I called him and fired him. He told me he was going to suit m...
ERISA 101
ERISA giving you a headache, we can help. ERISA expert Richelle Austin, will help explain the basics of ERISA Compliance including points on HIPAA, COBRA, and Summary Plan Descriptions....
Holiday Parties
EE1: Boy, I can’t wait to go to the office party this year. Remember last year when Shelly did that thing with her tongue and the fruit?
EE2: Oh right, uh huh! What about Joe dancing on the table?
EE1: WOW, we had a great time!
EE2: That is until the next day when the cops came and we ...
Choose Your Weapon: The Employee Handbook
Have you ever heard the saying, “if it’s not written down anywhere you can’t be held accountable to it? That might be exactly right, but what I bet you didn’t know is that you can’t hold anyone else accountable either. Employers find themselves in precarious situations more than they should sim...