Legal

A Lesson on Union Avoidance

Do you know what to do if a labor union comes knocking at your door? Do you know what y...

Workplace Culture

The Workplace Ethics of Class-Segregated Bathrooms: The Results

By a margin of two to one, my readers expressed that it is not acceptable for a busines...

Legal

When is 1,250 not 1,250? Hours Worked Versus Hours Paid for FMLA Eligibility

Whatever time tracking and payroll system you use, it must have the ability to differen...

Workforce News

HR Administration

Be Like Mary Barra: How HR Leaders Can Become CEOs

As much as we want to believe the Mary Barra story says we can become CEOs, it’s only t...

Legal

Context Matters: Cursing as Religious Harassment

A line exists between the use of general profanity in the workplace and the use of prof...

Workforce News

Workplace Culture

Frank Thomas Elected to Cooperstown as a ‘Misunderstood’ Star

In many organizations, superstars are handled with kid gloves, but in others top worker...

Workplace Culture

The Ethics of Class-Segregated Bathrooms

Do I need to tell you that you are sending the wrong message to your workers if you hav...

Benefits

Blackballing as Retaliation

Refusing to hire someone who filed a lawsuit claiming a violation of the FLSA or Title ...