Election Day is almost upon us, Gentle Reader. Behave!
Dear Miss Mannerly: My employees have strong political views, and since the Presidential debate the other night, they are out of control. They are split about evenly...more
Last fall, I reported on a proposed Enforcement Guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on workplace harassment. I gave the proposed guidance a good review overall, although I had some disagreements...more
These steps could help keep you out of trouble.
An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more
2/9/2024
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You won't want to miss this!!! You all probably read respectable news sources. I subscribe to a number of "sober" mainstream publications, but have a sick attraction to the Daily Mail and the New York Post....more
12/8/2023
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As most of you know, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took effect on June 27, but employers had virtually no guidance regarding how to comply.
The PWFA requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable...more
You DO want to be "with it," don't you?
The Daily Mail came out this week with a list of workplace emoji that Generation Z says are either offensive or totally uncool. And apparently Boomers aren't the only offenders....more
Here's how an HR pro would have handled it.
There I was, a hard-boiled, cynical, grizzled, war-torn Human Resources professional, working late, as is my wont.
Suddenly, my phone rang. Odd to be getting a call at the office...more
Just before the Memorial Day holiday, we had a “breaking news” bulletin about the revised guidance published Friday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about employers’ and employees’ rights when it came to...more
6/3/2021
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Miss Manners should stick to writing about ice cream forks.
Those of you who read this blog know that I am a longtime fan of the etiquette columnist Judith Martin, aka "Miss Manners," in the Washington Post. I have even...more
Back for 2020!
NOTE FROM ROBIN: For the past two years, Employment & Labor Insider has been honored to feature a guest Valentine's post from the renowned advice columnist Dr. Loveless. I am delighted to announce that the...more
Welcome to the future.
With the dramatic changes in acceptance of medical and even recreational marijuana, employers need to take a fresh look at the way they maintain drug-free workplaces. Here are some tips for surviving...more
All the holiday party information that's fit to print, as we enter this most dangerous season for employers.
After having blogged about workplace holiday parties for the past bunch of years, I realized that I did not have...more
Here's how to keep it under control.
A very large national employer (you've probably heard of it -- the name rhymes with "floogle") made the news recently after it issued an edict discouraging employees from having political...more
How can I sue thee? Let me count the ways.
Last week, I talked about five very basic things employers do to get themselves embroiled in employment litigation. They were-
Discrimination (not only unlawful discrimination, but...more
7/26/2019
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Literally.
The Daily Mail has all the best employment law news.
According to an article this morning, a psychology professor from Penn State conducted a study and determined that employees who have to "play nice" with...more
Apply it to everybody, and you've got something.
Someone recently got hold of a 1940s supervisor manual from Radio Corporation of America (later, RCA Corporation, and now broken up with the parts dissolved or absorbed by...more
Know where your rights as an employer begin and end.
A federal judge refused this week to dismiss a "cyber privacy" lawsuit, providing some good lessons for employers....more
A positive test may not equate to impairment.
Those of us who have spent a lot of time in the world of drugs (gee, that doesn't sound right) know that marijuana stays in the body for weeks.
...more
Hanukkah doesn't end until sundown tonight, and it's two weeks until Christmas. But Greg Giangrande of the "@work" column in the New York Post already has someone who made a big mistake at a workplace holiday party...more
Only in America.
Oh, wait. This is Canada. (For once.) -
Christine Schell, a former employee of the Osoyoos Golf Club in Osoyoos, British Columbia (a lovely spot just north of the Washington State border), was allegedly...more
Act fast! Comments are due September 12, and a policy has to be adopted October 9.
As our colleague Stephen Stecker has previously reported, New York State has enacted new sexual harassment policy and training requirements...more
Yesterday, Gov. John Carney (D) of Delaware signed into law H.B. 360, which provides more protections related to sexual harassment under the Delaware Discrimination in Employment Act.
The DDEA currently prohibits...more
Sesame seed bagels are better, anyway. :-)
It's well known in drug testing circles that poppy seeds can make a person test positive for opiates....more
"Zero tolerance" is too blunt an instrument, and it may even increase bad behavior.
Chai Feldblum, a Democratic Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, was quoted this week as saying that "zero...more
Afraid that your dress code will cause your employees to up and quit? Gentle Reader, you've come to the right place.
Dear Miss Mannerly:-
I am an HR Manager for a major metropolitan employer....more