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FMLA Retaliation Claim Dismissed
A former employee's retaliation claim under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was dismissed because a manager was aware that the employee was taking FMLA leave more than six…
Misclassification Results in Liquidated Damages Award
An employer was ordered to pay liquidated damages where an employee's position was misclassified as overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act without good-faith justification
7 Essential Guidelines for Mentoring in the Post-Weinstein Era
The fallout from workplace sex scandals may cause men to refrain from serving as mentors to avoid any hint of impropriety with a female colleague. Business leaders shared their mentoring…
An Employer's Guide to I-9 and E-Verify
Information on navigating the latest Form I-9, the E-Verify process, and relevant anti-discrimination laws and regulations
How to Lead From Where You Are
Those with influence aren’t always found at the top of the organizational chart
New Bill Would Ban Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the
What Happens If Tax Reform Scuttles Employers' Deduction for Commuting Benefits?
Employees like receiving subsidies from their employers to defray commuting and parking costs, but tax reform—if enacted—could transform this common benefit, leaving more employees without a monthly employer contribution to…
Squid Challenge, Swimming to Work Among 2017's Most Offbeat Workplace Stories
You don't have to turn to the movies or TV for wacky, offbeat and sometimes disturbing tales about the workplace. We've collected some of the strangest true stories from 2017…
Your Career Q&A: 6 Practical Career Resolutions
Often, we make New Year's career resolutions: to get back to work, change employers or careers, win a promotion, become more successful, and so on. Yet all too often we…
Google Wins Round One in Fair Pay Act Litigation
It's back to the drawing board for employees who brought a class action against Google, alleging that the company had a policy of paying women less than men for substantially…