In the space of 2 weeks, COVID-19 has resulted in new laws, on both the federal and state level. The workplace looks and feels much different, as many are either out of work or working from home. It took a pandemic just to get a federal law that temporarily allows paid sick and limited paid […]
Can Someone Give A Brief Explanation of the FFCRA Benefits and the Tax Credits?? Please???
Whatever else happens in 2020 it’s safe to assume it will forever be remembered as the year of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Despite there being a lot of information out there about the FFCRA, there still seems to be a lot of confusion. In this post, I endeavor to provide some clarity with relatively brief overviews […]
Does Your Conflict Resolution Program Promote Religious Discrimination?
Corporate culture is important. So is conflict resolution in the workplace, right? What happens when you implement a program to improve on both issues and your employees are not on board with it? What do you do? Can you discipline them? Maybe. If you discipline the employees that don’t follow the program can they claim […]
But It’s Like They’re My Children…What FMLA Doesn’t Cover
A member of the team you supervise is up for a promotion. You reject that team member as you feel s/he is not dependable. Specifically, s/he is out at least once every 2 weeks on what s/he calls “intermittent FMLA”. That same less-than-stellar attendance record provided support for his/her recent negative performance review. The employee […]
Take This to the Bank: Allowing Customers to Harass Your Employees WILL Land You in Trouble
You have harassment policies, right? You already know that you can’t allow sexual harassment to happen in your workplace without likely legal consequences, right? You might even have investigated allegations that one of your employees sexually harassed another employee and taken disciplinary action. OK, that’s all well and good. Your obligations to ensure a safe, […]