• Identifying and managing toxic employees. Learn the 8 types of toxic employees, and strategies to manage each one effectively.
• Delivering constructive feedback. How to give specific, legally safe feedback, including tips for remote workers.
• Documentation best practices. Master the ABCs of performance documentation: accurate, behavior-based and consistent records that protect you legally.
• Navigating tough conversations. Use sample phrases and statements to handle difficult face-to-face meetings with confidence.
• Crafting performance-improvement plans (PIPs). Learn how to develop efficient and legally sound PIPs that guide employees toward improvement.
• Guidelines for managing behavior. 10 do’s and don’ts for managing employee behavior, including why you shouldn’t “practice psychiatry” or “practice law” as a manager.
• Making the termination decision. 8 critical questions to consider before deciding to terminate an employee.
• Conducting termination meetings. Follow 10 steps to ensure low-stress termination meetings that minimize the risk of lawsuits.

The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act would then require the Department of Labor to collect that data and issue reports to the public and Congress.

The FMLA obligates employers to let workers know how much leave they have available and what happens when they run out. Failing to inform workers about their rights is FMLA interference. A recent case clarifies that not telling a worker on FMLA leave that they can switch from a solid block of leave to intermittent leave constituted interference.

2025 will soon appear in the rearview mirror, and when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, new state laws will go into effect. Here’s a summary of some of those laws that may impact your operations.

An employee calls in to report that they will be out sick, but they call in three hours after the start of their shift. The attendance policy states employees must call in at least one hour before the start of their assigned shift. Can they lose attendance points for not providing advance notice?

A national strike by Starbucks baristas occurred last week as the union organizing the strike, Workers United, won a significant victory in federal court. The strike followed stalled collective bargaining efforts at stores where baristas have won union elections.

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Documentation can protect your decisions—or undermine them. The difference comes down to a few simple habits. Here’s how to document discipline in a way that holds up.

Halloween has passed, Thanksgiving is upon us and between now and the end of the year is when questions about holiday pay abound. Here are some frequently asked questions you’ll be hearing in the next several weeks.