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When employers think about discrimination claims, they usually focus on the original complaint: Was the employee discriminated against because of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or another protected characteristic? That makes...
Restructuring your business for financial reasons is never easy, especially when employees have proven their loyalty to the company and have done nothing wrong. Here are two tips to help you conduct a reduction in force:
Employers and supervisors need to be more vigilant than ever to eradicate all types of harassment from their workplace. Here are three ways you can actively discourage a hostile work environment and help your employees feel safe and thus be happier at work and more productive:
Did you know the Department of Labor can hit you with hefty penalties and interest simply for not keeping track of your hourly employees’ time, even if you pay them properly? Many of my clients don’t know what they don’t know about employment law issues in their company.
Employment in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, among other states, is at will. This means you can be fired at any time without any reason or notice. However, there are some limitations to protect employees.
In this age of #MeToo, it is more vital than ever to conduct proper investigations into complaints of sexual and other types of harassment in your workplace. To be effective, investigations must be timely, thorough, confidential (to the extent practical and as...
You’ve just received a charge from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) in the mail. Your former 59-year-old employee, whose job you eliminated last month while he was on disability leave, has filed a complaint with the EEOC against your company alleging age and disability discrimination and retaliation. What do you do?
Romantic love and work are not good bedfellows, despite what you’ve seen on “Mad Men,” “Boston Legal,” and “The Office.” For example, allowing your supervisors to date their subordinates may lead to an affair you would prefer not to remember.