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Working While Impaired: Are Employees Putting Your Company at Risk?
To minimize risk, business leaders must be alert to the warning signs of an impaired worker and be ready to respond immediately.
How to Communicate an Employee’s Gender Transition Respectfully
Learn more about the importance of supporting transgender and transitioning employees, and ways companies can communicate a worker's gender transition respectfully.
HR Headaches: What to Do When a Former Employee Badmouths Your Organization
A company’s reputation is one of its greatest assets, so when a former worker speaks ill of an organization, it can hurt. Here are tips for handling these situations.
How to Handle Workplace Investigations: A Guide for California Employers
California employers have to contend with a multitude of compliance requirements. Read this guide for best practices for handling workplace investigations.
How to Make Your Freelancers Feel Like Part of the Team
Find out how to create an inclusive dynamic with independent contractors while staying in compliance with employment law.
What Will the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action Mean for Employers?
Affirmative Action has been challenged throughout its history by high-profile academic-based court cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) and Fisher v. University of Texas (2016).
Everything You Need to Know About Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Complying with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws can be intimidating. But comply you must — or risk a wage and hour lawsuit.
NLRB Proposes Employee-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
The National Labor Relations Board wants to replace the current standard for determining joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act with a rule that, some say, makes it easier to impose liability on employers.
EEOC Updates “Know Your Rights” Poster
Covered employers have a legal obligation to display the “Know Your Rights” workplace discrimination poster according to EEOC requirements. Find out what you need to know about the updated poster and where to download it.
How to Avoid an Expensive Tip Pooling Mistake
Sharing tips is a common practice in the restaurant industry. However, it’s a practice that regulators are trying to stop. Keep these tip compliance requirements in mind.