Many states and municipalities have wage-and-hour laws that go beyond the mandates of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA sets the floor for wage-and-hour rules, but states and cities are free to set standards that are more generous to employees.
The smartphones we carry in our pockets and purses give us 24/7/365 access to work-related phone calls, emails and texts—which gives our bosses 24/7/365 access to us. Thus, many managers expect their employees to be available to instantly respond to questions or solve problems. That is taking a mental toll.
An employee with a pregnant wife stated he will be taking off two weeks when the baby comes and expects to be paid per the law. Our employee manual does not address this—it only addresses female employees. What would need to be added to the policy to accommodate male employees who want to be off with their wives?
A new administration always means change, with new policy agendas and new leadership at federal departments and regulatory agencies. Ordinarily, it takes months or even years for new agency rules and guidance to roll out. Not so with the Trump administration.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a lawsuit alleging that providers of wage-payment methods are charging exorbitant fees to workers who receive their pay via alternative means such as debit cards.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 51.6 million U.S adults, or 20.9% of the adult population, suffer from chronic pain. Of those, about 117.1 million, or 7.8%, suffer from what is characterized as high-impact chronic pain, which is so severe or persistent that it affects an individual’s daily life, including at work and home.
If you get an email that seems to be from your CEO requesting a list of employees and their Social Security numbers, watch out! It may be part of an elaborate phishing scheme in which con artists harvest employees’ personal data, use it to file fraudulent tax returns and then pocket income tax refunds.
A “microaggression” is a subtle, often unintentional comment or action that conveys bias or discrimination against a marginalized group. In the right circumstances, however, microaggressions can also amount to an adverse action that supports a workplace retaliation claim.
The EEOC is pursuing lawsuits over sex discrimination, age discrimination and failure to accommodate disabilities.
A startling 46% of employees say they have witnessed workplace harassment in the past five years, according to the new State of Workplace Harassment Report from Traliant. Its survey of more than 2,000 U.S. workers reveals critical gaps in how organizations prevent harassment and respond to it—gaps that Traliant says could cost employers both money and talent.
