Can we show applicants a list of current employees?
During the interview process, can a list of current employees be shown to the potential candidate to see who he/she knows and how they [...]
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.Can we ask employees why they are absent from work?
HR has requested that we contact employees if they are absent to inquire why they are out and when they will return, is this [...]
Can we be disciplined for things said in a private Facebook chat group?
Myself and a few coworkers started a private group chat on Facebook to discuss workplace issues. The entire conversation was screenshotted and given to [...]
When a Man’s Affair is a Woman’s Harassment
The chief doctor at a hospital recently was accused of sexual harassment. His defense: the attraction was mutual. She consented. He allegedly had sex [...]
How do I terminate, or reprimand, an employee who won’t listen to me?
How do I terminate, or reprimand, an employee who won't listen to directives and persistently questions my management style, but is supported by my [...]
How do I protect my employees while providing disciplinary actions?
I have a private office on the patient floor. The door has a clear glass window. I had a shade over the window to [...]
Can I contact an applicants former employer for attendance records?
Can I call a former employer and ask them for a guy’s attendance record? What days he missed in the past 2 or 3 [...]
Court Rules Employers Must be Fair to Accused Harassers
In the #MeToo environment, good employers are committed to giving fair hearings to victims of sexual harassment. But a recent court decision makes clear [...]
Can potential employers require photographs of job applicants?
Can an employer require a photograph of an applicant for a contract position before giving any consideration to that applicant? The job has no [...]
Can an employer express their concerns about an employee’s mental state to other employees?
My question is, is it legal for my Boss to tell other employees that he is worried about my mental state without speaking to [...]