Can You Enforce Your Arbitration Clause?
The odds are that your company has an employee handbook that governs the workplace. You also most likely (hopefully) have a clause in your handbook indicating that the handbook does not create a contract between the employer and employee and the terms of the handbook can be changed at any time without notice to the […]
Discipline and the FMLA
“Can I discipline an employee who takes FMLA?” By now, most employers with 50 or more employees are well aware that the Federal Family Medical Leave Act requires them to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees who have a serious health condition that renders the employee unable to perform […]
NLRB Strikes Again!
As many of you know, the NLRB has been incredibly active over the past several years in getting its message across to employees that the NLRA protects their concerted workplace activities even where the employee does not work in an already unionized work setting. Such efforts will likely continue, especially after a prominent federal circuit […]
Am I Responsible If My Temporary Employee Alleges Discrimination?
Most employers are aware that they can be held liable for violating Title VII if an employee claims that he/she was discriminated against in the workplace. What happens if a temporary employee (someone assigned to a company by a staffing agency) alleges that he/she was discriminated against while assigned to the employer’s place of business? […]
My Employee Complained… Now What?
After an employee files a complaint within the workplace, many employers are concerned that they are no longer allowed to take any disciplinary action against that employee in the future. This is due to the employer’s fear that the employee will file a retaliation claim. This fear is not unfounded, but there are ways to […]
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