Mediation can resolve workplace disputes and prevent escalating conflicts. But how can you tell when it’s the right approach for your client?
Attorneys: Is mediation the right move for your client’s workplace dispute?
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Settlements
Severance agreement rules have changed
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made changes to the rules regarding severance agreements. Whether you’re an employer or an employee, learn how these changes affect you.
In the dark about employment law issues?
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.
Monkeypox leading to more workplace harassment?
As if we didn’t have enough workplace issues to deal with, we now have a new virus: Monkeypox. The majority but not all of the reported Monkeypox cases have involved men who have been or are in close relationships with other men. Because of the virus’s link to gay and bisexual men, there may be an uptick in harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Should you fire that toxic employee?
Employers usually put up with toxic employees for too long. By the time they are fed up with the employee’s behavior or sees the damage this employee is inflicting on the business, a situation may have arisen that makes it more difficult to fire that employee.
How to conduct a workplace investigation that keeps you out of hot water
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...
A single tweet… and the ‘Putty Tat’ may get ya!
Just because you’re a yellow bird doesn’t mean you may tweet to your heart’s content at work on company time and equipment, or anywhere if your tweets (or other online posts) consist of:
racial, ethnic or sexual slurs toward other employees;
defamatory comments about the company, other employees or clients;
personal gripes that violate harassment, discrimination or non-disparagement policies;
company confidential information; or
illegal activity.