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Here are articles on hot employment law issues that effect managers and supervisors in everyday work situations for your ongoing learning. To search by specific workplace issues, we have also organized these articles into a list of FAQs.
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have announced [...]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed two lawsuits in Texas against two companies the EEOC says discriminated [...]
It’s been compared to Shakespearean tragedy: the dizzying plunge of Andrew Cuomo from the Emmy-winning “America’s governor” during the darkest [...]
Last month we told you about Mary Richter, a middle school science teacher who sustained injuries at work after requesting, [...]
Traditionally, an adverse employment action—getting disciplined or fired, being denied a raise or promotion, for example—has been a necessary part [...]
Think that a promise must be in writing in order for it to be an enforceable obligation? No, it does [...]
A recent article on Medium.com made the point that supervisors and managers who have had legal training make better leaders. [...]
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, [...]
We’re all hearing and reading a lot about DE&I—diversity, equity, and inclusion. Many DE&I efforts focus on race and gender, [...]
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 [...]