Fed Ex wants its employees with medical restrictions to stay out of work until they are “100% healed.” Until medical restrictions were completely lifted, employees were forced to take unpaid medical leave, and some eventually terminated. It is certainly a … Read More
EEOC and Social Media: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s most recent Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace threaded the needle on when social media outside the workplace rises to a hostile workplace: Conduct that can affect the terms … Read More
New laws often take effect July 1 and the poster solicitations come fast and furious. We got two last week. As we always say: you do not have to buy, just comply! State and federal mandatory posters are free–see the … Read More
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect June 27, 2023. The agency charged with enforcing the Act, the EEOC, has issued its rule on how to comply. The EEOC’s final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act … Read More
A tale as old as time…young women getting harassed at work. Fortunately, state and federal laws prohibit many of the behaviors that lead to a toxic work culture. The recent resignations by Miss USA and Miss Teen USA have put … Read More