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Generally, employees who want to take FMLA leave are required to give their employers appropriate notice. For unanticipated leave—say, when a child suddenly becomes ill—workers need to give as much notice as practicable.

Illinois joins a fast-growing list of states, cities and municipalities that have passed some version of employee protection when employers use artificial intelligence to screen applicants or assess whether an employee is eligible for a promotion.

We are having a dilemma here at our office on our exempt employees not wanting to fill out a time sheet ... they are adamant that the law doesn’t require them to have to do that in Texas. "They googled it." Can we make them?

The latest state to pass a pay-transparency law is Massachusetts, and several other states have enacted pay-disclosure laws:

The start of each school year brings new responsibilities that pull employees away from work.

Here are some tips for having conversations with an employee regarding a reasonable accommodation.

Q: Can you please clarify the specific points we should get in writing when it comes to documentation and what details must be included?

A federal appeals court on Aug. 23 struck down a Department of Labor rule governing how tipped workers must be paid for performing work for which they cannot receive tips.

Want to stop bosses from allowing off-the-clock work or looking the other way when employees work unpaid overtime? Remind them that the FLSA lets employees sue supervisors (and HR professionals) personally—not just the organization.

More than 25% Americans—some 70 million people—have a health condition that qualifies as a disability, according to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.