Have you ever had an employee that can’t come back to work, but wants their job back, anyway? We hear all the time about employees out on FMLA leave or leave under the ADA are entitled to job protection–but that’s not always so. Yes, there are limits. Even the FMLA and ADA requirements (and similar […]
Do You Have to Hire An Applicant With a Positive Drug Test?
Your company is hiring drivers and therefore requires pre-employment drug tests. That makes sense. You want to keep your employees and the public safe. Not to take such a step would be inviting liability, somewhere down the road (pardon the pun). You go through all your usual steps. You find one particular candidate promising and […]
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 […]
Give It a Rest: When Do You Have to Accommodate an Employee’s Sabbath Request?
You run a retail establishment. You hire a new Manager. The position requires work on the weekends. The candidate tells you that s/he is a practicing Seventh Day Adventist and needs Saturdays off to observe his Sabbath. What do you do? Can you rescind the offer? Are you obligated to honor your offer and allow […]
Are Hairstyles Protected Under Anti-Discrimination Laws? Maybe, in Part…
Does your company have a dress code, or an appearance or grooming policy? Many companies do. What exactly is a dress code or appearance/grooming policy, and why is it important? Generally speaking, these policies are a set of standards set by a company to provide its employees guidance about what is and is not appropriate […]