$540,000 Discrimination Judgment Against Police Sergeant Upheld
A police sergeant could not overturn a punitive-damages judgment against him for alleged anti-Semitic harassment of a subordinate officer,...
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Denial of Promotion OK’d When Employee Failed Assessment
An employer was not liable for age discrimination when it denied a promotion to a septuagenarian who had failed...
California Employers Will Soon Have New COVID-19 Reporting Obligations
California lawmakers doubled down on their efforts to keep onsite employees safe from COVID-19 exposure through legislation that allows...
Dress-Code Policies Reconsidered in the Pandemic
Employers are contending with how to respond to telecommuters dressing down during the pandemic. Read Complete Article
California Enacts COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Presumption
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that establishes a workers’ compensation presumption that will apply to most employers in the...
Employers Get Creative Supporting Parents During COVID-19
More than 20 employees serve as volunteer instructors in a virtual enrichment program for the school-age children of colleagues...
Sharing a Staffer with Another Boss? Here’s Some Advice
Companies are increasingly asking employees to play several roles by working for multiple bosses. In fact, 44 percent of...
How to Help Your Small Workplace Team Succeed
Are small workplace teams effective? Some savvy business innovators think so. After all, it was Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos...
When BOPIS, BOPAC Go Wrong: Managers Can Teach Damage Control
As the pandemic persists, BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store) and BOPAC (buy online, pick up at curbside)...
How to Make a Successful Midcareer Change to HR
If you’re starting a new career in HR, you may feel insecure in your new role because, despite your...
Judge Partially Strikes Down Pennsylvania COVID-19 Orders
A federal judge in Pittsburgh found the good intentions behind Pennsylvania’s COVID-19-related safety orders laudable but insufficient to overcome...
Cal/OSHA Standards Board to Draft and Adopt COVID-19 Safety Standard
On Sept. 17, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...
Helping Employees Navigate Health Benefits During Open Enrollment
To help communicate about health care benefits, the marketplace offers an array of benefits selection and enrollment platforms and...
Maine DOL Issues Final Rules on Mandatory Paid Leave
Many private employers in Maine will soon be required to provide paid leave to employees for any reason. After...
Italian Pandemic Decree Updates Layoff Freeze
The Italian government extended and updated layoff prohibitions, renewed employer wage support, and provided other emergency workplace measures under...
Illinois Workers’ Comp Law Doesn’t Pre-Empt Biometric Privacy Claim
An Illinois appellate court sided with an employee who use her fingerprint to clock in and out of work,...
Return to Workplace: UK Government Moves the Goalposts Again
In late September, in response to the worrying rise in the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. public was told...
Lawsuit Challenges Virginia COVID-19 Workplace Standard
A manufacturers’ association and several employers have filed a lawsuit to enjoin Virginia’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Infectious Disease...
8 Diversity Recruiting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The Black Lives Matter movement has led employers to reevaluate workplace diversity at their organizations, including being more thoughtful...
Remote Work Necessitates HR Technology Acumen
The emergence of technology platforms as a lifeline for remote workers has exposed a lingering problem in human resources:...