California employers breathed a bit easier when a federal judge indefinitely paused a law aimed at preventing employers from using mandatory arbitration agreements. Now, the judge […]

Use caution when asking aging workers about their plans but analyze workforce and benefit data to project when Baby Boomers are likely to leave. Have a […]

​When I litigated employment law claims, nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), which often included nondisparagement clauses, were standard settlement fare. As a defense attorney or mediator, I often […]

​When teams work in different cities–one at headquarters, one remote–lots of misunderstandings bubble up. The San Francisco team thinks their Chicago colleagues check out early every […]

Certain Maryland employers will soon be banned from asking about an applicant’s criminal history before the first in-person interview is conducted. Here are some answers to […]

Two pipe welders classified as independent contractors by an oil treatment and storage facility company were, in fact, employees and should have been paid overtime, the […]

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals permitted employees to introduce evidence relating to their employer’s internal audit to demonstrate that their positions had been misclassified […]

In your experience as a manager, how have your efforts to recognize and reward your workers been received? Take our poll and let us know. Source: […]