Turning a blind eye to labor laws drew the wrath of the federal wage and hour cops upon the restaurant industry in California this year to the tune of more than a half-million dollars.
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Quick quiz: As a private employer, which religious holidays are you obliged to recognize?
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What’s the best way to get in front of a workplace retaliation suit — instead of ending up behind the 8 Ball? Knowing how to do that now is more important than ever.
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Can you order a sick employee who is clearly battling a cold (or worse) to go home and take his or her germs with them?
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A hospital policy paid employees for working through required meal breaks, as long as they followed procedures. But an emergency room nurse still sued, saying not getting paid for missing lunch violated the FLSA. Who won — and why?
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Here’s a clue for you guys — because this male boss apparently didn’t have one. Don’t tell a pregnant employee her hormones make her “too emotional” to do her job — and fire her a couple of weeks later.
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Rarely have the legal stakes been higher for businesses in identifying who qualifies as a “supervisor” and who doesn’t: A bias case being brought before the Supreme Court could have far-reaching impact on how companies hire, fire and discipline employees.
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Good news for employers tangling with the perils of FMLA: Courts are becoming more understanding of — and more likely to agree with — companies that fire someone they suspect is scamming them. It doesn’t hurt companies to recruit an unlikely ally, too: Facebook.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) effort to bring large employers to justice for sexual harassment allegations has claimed another victory: The owner of several IHOP restaurants in New Mexico will pay $1 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit.
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OK, HR pros, a show of hands: How many of you work for a business that makes a habit of staying closed the day after Thanksgiving? Both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day? What about the week between Christmas and New Year’s?
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