Most Popular

Terminating And Disciplining Employees: Employer To Pay Four Years’ Back Wages For Firing One-Man Striker; Important Tips For Avoiding Labor Law Problems

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jun 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

If an employee makes unjustified complaints about wages and hours, you may be tempted to brand the person as a troublemaker. You might even take disciplinary action if the griping continues. But a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling cautions that even a one-employee protest can be a protected activity under federal labor law-landing […]

2 Tricky Challenges: FMLA Bonding and Fetal Protection

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 13, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 13, 2010

Pregnant employees typically present a host of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) issues, and then, for many employers, there’s the very tricky balancing act of fetal protection—what to do when the mother wants to work in a job that might endanger the unborn child. FMLA Protection for Pregnant Employees Under FMLA, incapacity because of […]

Kagan’s Arrival Unlikely to Shift Supreme Court’s Overall Balance

By HR Hero Aug 6, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 6, 2010

The U.S. Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday in a 63-37 vote. As expected, the senators voted along party lines, with only five Republicans voting to confirm President Barack Obama’s nominee. The final step in Kagan’s road to the Supreme Court will be a White House swearing-in ceremony. Kagan will become […]

In California, Not All Arbitration Agreements Are Created Equal

By Guest Columnist Nov 13, 2015 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 13, 2015

By Marianne C. Koepf Over the past several years, many California employers have implemented dispute resolution programs and imposed arbitration agreements as a condition of employment—after all, it’s less expensive than litigation! But as the California Court of Appeal recently explained, while arbitration agreements are generally valid, an employer must understand its limits.

‘Just Cause’ Measure on Colorado November Ballot

By HR Hero Aug 25, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 25, 2008

A proposed measure that would amend the Colorado Constitution to bar employers from firing or suspending employees without just cause was certified for the November 2008 ballot by the Colorado secretary of state on August 22. The “Just Cause Initiative,” which will appear on the November ballot as Amendment 55, gathered more than 130,000 signatures […]

Unmarried and Single Americans

By Diversity Insight Sep 18, 2011 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Sep 18, 2011

“National Singles Week” was started by the Buckeye Singles Council in Ohio in the 1980s to celebrate single life and recognize singles and their contributions to society. The week is now widely observed during the third full week of September, which is September 18-24 this year, as “Unmarried and Single Americans Week,” an acknowledgment that […]

New Oklahoma law confirms enforceability of nonsolicitation agreements

By Oklahoma Employment Law Letter May 15, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 15, 2013

Although noncompetition agreements remain unenforceable under state law, a new law confirms that Oklahoma employers may enforce agreements prohibiting former employees from soliciting a company’s employees to leave their jobs to work for another employer. For some time, Oklahoma employers have been able to contractually prohibit former employees from soliciting workers for a reasonable period […]

What Would Your Mother Say?

By Dan Oswald Sep 18, 2009 Oswald Letter

Updated: Sep 18, 2009

My mother is a wonderful woman. She’s a gentle, caring, nurturing person. When I was growing up, she instilled in me and my siblings a sense of how to treat others. My mother did this by example more than anything. She showed us how to treat others through her actions and words. She rarely, if […]