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The Employer Handbook BlogLet’s talk about whether you are paying teleworking employees properly.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Field Assistance Bulletin on employee telework is the blogging gift that keeps on giving. Continue reading
If you are tracking FMLA leave THIS WAY, you may be doing it WRONG!
Thank you for indulging me a day off from blogging yesterday. It’s tough to bounce right back when a referee rips your heart out of your chest with a ridiculous penalty call late in the fourth quarter of arguably the best Super Bowl game of all time.
At least I’m not salty about it.
This is how you determine whether a remote employee is FMLA-eligible
Employees are eligible for FMLA leave when they have worked for the employer for at least 12 months, have at least 1,250 hours of service for the employer during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave, and work at a location where the employer has at least 50 employees within 75 miles. Continue reading
An employee who didn’t know she had a disability sued for disability discrimination. It didn’t go well.
There’s a reason that they don’t teach “clairvoyance” in HR certification courses.
(Although, it would be nice to have it to avoid some hires, amirite?) Continue reading
This is everything HR-related from last night’s State of the Union Address
If you went to the refrigerator to grab a cold beverage, you probably missed President Biden’s remarks about “beginning to restore the dignity of work.” Continue reading
Rules for thee, not for me? Jury awards judge’s staff attorney a $1.1M religious discrimination verdict.
I did a double take when I received an email alert late Friday with the subject line: “BREAKING: Ohio Judge Hit With $1.1M Verdict For Firing Jewish Staff Atty.” Continue reading
Step aside, FTC. A bipartisan group of Senators has renewed legislation to ban most noncompetes
Who knew the handcuff graphic would get so much use in 2023? And it’s only the beginning of February! Continue reading
Talk to your employees about current events before they talk to (or exclude) your customers
Yesterday was the funeral for Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Last month, Memphis police pulled over Mr. Nichols for allegedly reckless driving. But body camera footage captured five police officers beating Mr. Nichols following the stop. He later died. The five officers were charged with murder, and protests took place across the country. Continue reading
A coworker supposedly used the N-word “all the time” at work. Case dismissed. Here’s why…
No workplace is perfect. And the one I read about last night was far from it. Continue reading