Is subjecting workers who steal from your company to humiliation in lieu of pressing charges a reasonable action to take? Not according to the mother of this deceased Target employee. Gram A. Gentles, 22, was a cashier at Target’s Pasadena, CA, retail store. He jumped to his death from the roof of a Courtyard Marriott shortly after […]
Posted on February 8th, 2015 by admin
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This employer knew this guy worked overtime and wasn’t paid for it. But it said not getting paid was the worker’s fault. Is that a defense that can stand up in court? No — it isn’t. Bottom line: If an employer knew — or reasonably should’ve known — an employee worked overtime that he/she wasn’t paid for, your company’s on the […]
Posted on February 7th, 2015 by admin
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If the power of employee engagement hasn’t yet sunk in with company management, show your execs this latest piece of evidence. Sixty percent of employees feel their relationship with their employer positively impacts their focus or productivity at work, and 44% say it positively impacts stress levels, according to a recent survey from Virgin Pulse. The results of […]
Posted on February 6th, 2015 by admin
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If an employee makes a remark that suggests he’s thinking of killing a co-worker, firing him’s a reasonable response, correct? A court just ruled it may not be a legal one if it can be shown the firing was triggered by a disability (cue the groans from employers). This isn’t going to sit well. Taj Walton […]
Posted on February 5th, 2015 by admin
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Posted on February 4th, 2015 by admin
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If you’ve got an employee who takes FMLA leave, you may have to check in with him or her occasionally. But be careful not to cross this line. If you ask the employee on leave to do anything that remotely resembles “work,” you could find yourself in a situation like this employer. In Smith-Schrenk v. […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2015 by admin
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What this employer’s FMLA policy didn’t say has it facing an expensive jury trial. Terry Tilley worked for the Kalamazoo County Road Commission in Michigan. He felt he was entitled to some FMLA leave after being hospitalized with chest pains. While he was off the job, he was terminated. Tilley then filed an FMLA interference lawsuit […]
Posted on February 2nd, 2015 by admin
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How often have you been able to say this, “A bill to change Obamacare is receiving bipartisan support”? The answer is: not very often. But so far, a bill to exclude veterans receiving healthcare benefits from the federal government from employers’ full-time employee counts has received 438 votes “for” and zero votes “opposed.” A few […]
Posted on February 1st, 2015 by admin
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