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When it comes to confidentiality, HR professionals should—or must, by law—inform management about certain kinds of information.

A recent case involving 15 nursing homes resulted in one of the nation’s largest-ever wage-recovery judgments--$35.8 million in overtime back wages.

From religious accommodations to correcting a mistake, here are answers to three tricky questions pertaining to terminations and accommodations.

For many jobs, the option to work from home might be just the accommodation an employee needs. However, that’s not automatic.

Use these 15 questions to analyze the thoroughness of your employee handbook:

Some supervisors try to skirt the whole issue of firing someone by making the employee’s time at work so unpleasant that they will choose to resign. That’s an unwise strategy.

Maintaining complete, clear records is one of HR’s most critical responsibilities.

Always double-check and consider the circumstances before making a final discipline or termination decision based on an employee’s failure to call. off.

A year after Students for Fair Admissions, some employers are taking new approaches, finding novel ways to diversify their workforces without resorting to specific hiring and promotion goals.

Employers have the legal right to control employees’ activities on the job. That includes putting a stop to political activism or political solicitations at work.