Legal Issues

When you’re managing employees at a restaurant, store, school or any other communal workplace, don’t neglect to enforce safety rules. It’s crucial that everyone does their part.

According to a recent EEOC ADA lawsuit, disabled workers who need their service animals at work are entitled to have those animals available during their workday as a reasonable accommodation or to help disabled workers overcome barriers to employment like getting to work with a service animal’s ass

With rapid advances in technology, monitoring the workplace has become easier and cheaper. It’s no longer just cameras in common areas. Now it’s possible to examine productivity measures like keystrokes taken during a shift and out-of-office activity through vehicle location or company-issued cell p

If you haven’t reviewed your employee handbook in the last year or so and updated it to reflect new laws and important HR trends, you should do so soon. Otherwise, you’re probably working with an outdated and legally risky document that may do more harm than good. Here are some proactive handbook ch

Employees who are current or past military members are protected from discrimination based on their past, present or future service under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Including information on USERRA in management and supervisor training is essential.

Once you have made the decision to fire a worker, try to carry out the firing promptly. Delaying can backfire. If you must wait, write a memo memorializing when and why you made the discharge decision. That documentation can help you later if the terminated worker files a lawsuit.

Employee work-life balance is critical for companies to attract, retain and engage employees. Managers are encouraged to focus on how many hours and how much stress an employee is undertaking and to react to any excess. While attendance is important, managers must be aware of employees’ protections

Whether co-worker relationships develop on the shop floor or over Zoom, they pose the same risks for HR professionals charged with maintaining workplace harmony and limiting legal liability.