HR Management

Want to project ‘Younger’ image? Beware age-Bias risks

04/01/2007

If your organization aims to attract a younger, more hip clientele, watch how you convey that idea to employees who don’t fit your target demographic …

To prevent retaliation claim, check back within weeks following employee’s complaint

04/01/2007

Employees who come to HR with discrimination complaints may already have talked to a lawyer. They may be building a case and just waiting for someone to make a mistake. It’s your job to make sure that doesn’t happen …

Ignoring Harassment Policy Can Lead to Double-Trouble

04/01/2007

Texas employees and their attorneys have found a way around the federal caps on damages in sexual-harassment cases. Instead of going to federal court, plaintiffs sue in Texas state courts under the Texas Labor Code and add claims of negligent hiring, retention and supervision …

Seminary President Faces Suit Over ‘No-Women-in-Charge’ Rule

04/01/2007

Dr. Sheri Klouda taught biblical Hebrew at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth for seven years. Her tenure-track position, however, apparently derailed when a new president took over the seminary …

It’s harder for staff to block discipline using ‘Junk’ claims

04/01/2007

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) makes it illegal to retaliate against employees simply because they’ve filed a discrimination complaint. Employees know this law. So, all too often, employees who are having trouble at work file an internal complaint as a preemptive strike …

Make sure absence policy doesn’t clash with FMLA

04/01/2007

Warning: If you terminate employees who take more than 12 weeks off in a given period, you may be violating the FMLA even if you allow employees their full FMLA allotment of 12 weeks unpaid leave …

The fine line between humor and harassment in Passaic County

04/01/2007

How do you know where to draw the line between workplace humor and harassment? The answer: You don’t get to make that choice. Harassment, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And it begins when somebody decides they’ve had enough of the “jokes” …

HR Management

Want to project ‘Younger’ image? Beware age-Bias risks

To prevent retaliation claim, check back within weeks following employee’s complaint

Ignoring Harassment Policy Can Lead to Double-Trouble

Seminary President Faces Suit Over ‘No-Women-in-Charge’ Rule

It’s harder for staff to block discipline using ‘Junk’ claims

Make sure absence policy doesn’t clash with FMLA

The fine line between humor and harassment in Passaic County

Should you be allowed to ban guns from employees’ cars?

You can ban employee smoking, but can you ban smokers?

Swift response is key to derailing harassment claim

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