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We have an employee placed on unpaid suspension for failure to complete background-check requirements. They are working on completion, but they could be off one to two weeks. I’m wondering which of these options would be best practice.

Employers increasingly face scrutiny over the use of credit history in hiring—a practice critics argue has little to do with job performance but a lot to do with discrimination. A new proposal in Congress seeks to change that.

Hiring decisions are among the most consequential choices an organization makes. A single mistake can ripple across productivity, morale and even legal compliance.

Not everyone wants to spend their time deleting emails, blocking co-workers they don’t see eye to eye with or reading rants on message boards or “forward to all” emails. But employers sometimes don’t know when they can discipline over employees’ posts on and off company resources. Now, a federal appeals court has clarified some limits in a recent case.

We have an employee who has intermittent FMLA leave for migraines. She’s pregnant and calling off for morning sickness. Can we just chalk her time up as FMLA for migraines?

According to Department of Labor statistics, more than 330,000 women aged 20 or older seem to have disappeared from the labor market since January 2025.

A judge has approved a settlement in a long-running case against the Disney Corporation. The case shows how crucial it is to fix pay-equity problems before unequal pay spurs a class-action lawsuit.

Once applicants reach the interview stage, they’ve already proven they meet the company’s minimal qualifications. Requesting a religious accommodation during the interview triggers your obligation to engage in the interactive accommodations process.

After one year has passed from the child’s birth, what are the rules for pumping breaks?

Complaints of age discrimination are reaching new highs. These experiences increase legal risk for employers while weakening workplace morale and productivity.