Can my full-time employer tell my part-time job about accusations against me?
I am a full time employee for a large medical facility. I also work part time for a county. The employers are not connected [...]
About Rita M. Risser Chai
Rita M. Risser Chai was an attorney in California for 20 years and now is an attorney in Hawaii. She authored the Prentice Hall book, Stay Out of Court! The Manager’s Guide to Preventing Employee Lawsuits, and she developed most of the curriculum used by Fair Measures including the firm’s first website which was praised in HR Magazine. She also wrote numerous articles on employment law including one on best practice harassment prevention training published in the magazine of the American Society for Training and Development (now ATD). She taught Law and Human Resources at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for eight years, and has presented four times at the annual conventions of the Hawaii Society of Human Resource Management.Is it legal for my boss to announce my FMLA leave on the walkie talkie?
I have an intermittent absence leave covered under FMLA (I can leave early or miss work entirely based on my needs). I had to [...]
Is it okay for my boss to ask co-workers if I’ve been drinking?
I am a director with about 130 direct reports. I have been with company 7 years. I have been sober for almost 8. An [...]
A boss lied to a co-worker about my confidential memo—is that legal?
I sent email to GM of my store stating some concerns with management and their lack of managing. GM passed info down to managers. [...]
Can my full-time employer tell my part-time job about accusations against me?
I am a full time employee for a large medical facility. I also work part time for a county. The employers are not connected [...]
Be Aware of Your Own Stereotypes About Asians
Decades ago, an Asian woman manager attended one of our Managing Within the Law classes at a Silicon Valley company. In my years of experience, [...]
Can they fire me for refusing the Covid vaccine?
My employer says everyone has to take the Covid vaccine. I do not believe in vaccines. I don’t vaccinate my children and I refuse [...]
Can I skip a meeting so I don’t have to play two truths and a lie?
My boss wants to have a department meeting (20 people) where we all play a game where we tell three facts about ourselves, two [...]
Is my employer allowed to talk about my attendance with my other coworkers?
He is stating that I am taking days off of work like the woman in my last position did. I have 2 children and [...]
You’re Fired! An Employer’s Right to Fire Employees for Misconduct
With the new administration in Washington, it may be time for a kinder, gentler approach to employee rights, but let’s not lose sight of [...]