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Have you ever suddenly realized that it’s already October and you still have two weeks of vacation time to burn through? Millions of employees have had the same realization, and this year is no exception. With the end of the year quickly approaching, many employees are scrambling to avoid a PTO cliff. This is because […]
Taylor Swift’s recent sourdough obsession offers an unexpectedly useful lesson for employers navigating employee performance improvement concerns: good results take the right ingredients, a little patience, and plenty of follow-up. So what do sourdough and employee performance issues have in common? They’re both crummy! I was inspired by Taylor’s journey into sourdough and actually started […]
AI safety has become an employee-relations issue. In the past week, mainstream reporting has covered an Anthropic researcher resigning over safety concerns and bipartisan senators pressing OpenAI about whether advanced AI systems can elude human control. That public discussion will reach workplaces where HR leaders are already managing anxiety about job loss, deskilling, surveillance, and […]
Mastery is not just what you know. It’s what you can do with what you know. When 40-year-old Vozinha joined the Cape Verde national team in their 2026 World Cup opener against Spain, most people watching had no idea that he would become a breakout star of the tournament. It wasn’t until he shut out […]
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from operations, oftentimes intended to insulate the entities and owners from liability. When a lawsuit is filed against layered LLCs, many […]
A menstrual leave policy provides paid or unpaid leave for employees experiencing menstrual pain or other related health issues. While no federal law currently mandates menstrual leave, existing federal and state laws affect employer obligations and employee rights surrounding menstrual health. This article examines those laws and provides guidance for employers looking to lawfully accommodate […]
For many American workers, financial insecurity isn’t a temporary response to a difficult economy. It has become a persistent part of everyday life. In fact, financial stress has consistently been ranked as a top concern keeping employees up at night, according to ARAG research over the last four years. Today, those concerns are being intensified […]
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to employee travel time in modern work arrangements. Together, the letters provide helpful guidance for employers managing hybrid office employees, field service employees, and other nonexempt workers who perform some […]
As a recent case demonstrates, favoring employees based on their religion can be as troublesome as penalizing employees for their religious beliefs. Religion at the Hospital Stephanie Osei was employed as a nurse at Brookside Hospital Medical Center for 22 years. For the last three years, she worked in the hospital’s Surgical Intensive Care Unit […]
I do not typically write in first person. But this article is all about trying and Trying, so for purposes of this article, I am trying something new. And I am trying to convince you to watch Trying, a delightful British TV show that just wrapped up its fifth season (and I’m hoping for a […]