Do you have a policy on: social media? personal conduct? confidentiality of workplace investigations? non-disparagement? cell phone use (camera too)? conflict of interst? Well, the NLRB believes these policies may contain “over-broad work rules that chill employees’ exercise of their … Read More
The dog days of summer are not happening in the workplace! Between the recent SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the US) rulings, an active NLRB and state and federal law changes, HR is not getting a summer break. Here is a … Read More
Today, the US Supreme Court unanimously imposed a higher standard to measure an employer’s burden in granting a religious accommodation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Since 1977, the standard of undue hardship an employer had to … Read More
With the departure of long time host Pat Sajak from Wheel of Fortune, an interesting fact has emerged: Vanna White, the most famous user of the alphabet in the world, has not received a raise in almost 20 years. She … Read More
Uber recently held two employee sessions on race entitled: Don’t Call Me Karen. (The Karen persona is slang for entitled white women who complain to the manager and report people of color to the authorities.) As part of its efforts … Read More