If your organization's anti-harassment policies aren't protecting against new 24/7 threats, your organization could be next on the EEOC's hit list. From quid pro quo to "textual harassment" to after-work behavior, there are several new "subtle" forms of sexual harassment occurring in today's work environment -- both during -- and after office...
Learn how to prevent employee use of Twitter, Facebook, and other social media from lowering productivity, damaging your organization's reputation, and how to legally monitor your "plugged in" staff.
The perils of Web 2.0 in the workplace...This April, two Dominos employees filmed a prank in the restaurant's kitchen where one employee stuffed...
Q As my employer's HR manager, I've been asked if it would be OK for a group of employees to hold a Texas Hold 'em card game on the premises after work. The buy-in would be limited to $20 per person, and half of the winnings would go to charity. It seems innocent enough. Can we legally allow this?
A In Colorado, a card...
Q On Monday morning, an employee complained that while attending a movie on Friday night, a female coworker sexually harassed him. The employees weren't on a date, and the outing wasn't a company-sponsored function. How should we handle the situation?
A Situations involving off-duty conduct are always troublesome. While...
Q As my employer's HR manager, I have been asked if it would be OK for a group of employees to hold a Texas Hold 'em card game on the premises after work. The buy-in would be limited to $20 per person, and half of the winnings would go to charity. It seems innocent enough. Can we legally allow this?
A It wouldn't be...
Q As my employer's HR manager, I have been asked if it would be OK for a group of employees to have a Texas Hold 'em card game on the premises after work. The buy-in would be limited to $20 per person, and half of the winnings would go to charity. It seems innocent enough. Can we legally allow this?
A Not in the state of...
Q As my employer's HR manager, I've been asked if it would be OK for a group of employees to hold a Texas Hold 'em card game on the premises after work. The buy-in would be limited to $20 per person, and half of the winnings would go to charity. Can we legally allow this?
A In Wyoming, a card game that might otherwise...
Q On Monday morning, an employee complained that while attending a movie on Friday night, a female coworker sexually harassed him. The employees weren't on a date, and the outing wasn't a company-sponsored function. How should we handle the situation?
A As a general proposition, employers aren't responsible under the...
Every business has an image. Corporate branding is no small thing. Corporations spend lots of money to market to the right audience and promote their products and services with the perfect image. So what happens when corporate image is overshadowed by a news-making employee? Employers are faced with tough choices when an employee's...
Does a state employee have a constitutional right to consort with an outlaw gang? It has been said there's a fine line, even thinner than jailhouse bars, between the psychological makeup of a prisoner and his jailers. But for a quirk of fate, either could have ended up on the other side of the cell door. Of course, to the extent...
