Sometimes, no matter how hard HR tries, a manager will still make stupid decisions. But having good policies and dealing with problems quickly can help help keep legal risks at bay.
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Tags: age bias, policy, screen saver
Often, employees’ medical conditions mean employers must make exceptions to certain policies. But how far do you need to go?
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Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, policy, sleeping on the job
HR spends a lot of time and energy preventing harassment by supervisors. But what if a worker’s harassed by a customer or other non-employee? Can you be held liable?
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Tags: complaints, non-employee, policy
A manager asks an employee to take a drug test. He says it was because she looked high. She says it was her race. Read the facts of this real-life case and decide: Who won?
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Tags: Discrimination, drug tests, policy
HR pros never look forward to handling harassment complaints. But it still beats what can happen if complaints aren’t handled.
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Tags: complaints, EEOC, policy, procedure, V & J Foods
Every company’s got ’em: chronic complainers. But when the complaints deal with discrimination, employers need to tread carefully. What can they do without risking a lawsuit?
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Tags: complaints, Discrimination, policy
