HR professionals and people managers have a responsibility to ensure employees are working hard but not succumbing to workaholic tendencies. To successfully carry this out, consider these tips for combating workaholism in the office.
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A United Kingdom (U.K.) employer’s review of a departing employee’s e-mail was appropriate under the circumstances, the High Court of England and Wales ruled. The decision places workers on notice that they shouldn’t rely on data privacy law to argue that a contract has been breached and they are thus freed from post-termination restrictions, legal experts say.
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Transgender discrimination is not prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Supreme Court in a brief.
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Several chicken processing plants in Mississippi may have violated federal law by knowingly employing undocumented immigrants, according to immigration officials. Company employees, however, said they never knowingly employed people who presented false documentation to work.
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California employers will have to immediately report serious occupational injuries and illnesses and workplace fatalities to the state by phone or an online system if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill that legislators recently sent his way.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) plans to update its rules on the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime pay to cover more workers and provide employers with greater flexibility. This is just one of several employer-friendly proposed changes the DOL is pursuing.
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Most multinational companies should have global employment policies that are lawful and reflect company culture—not a global handbook that dictates exactly what must be done under any circumstances.
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Global employers that want to promote diversity and inclusion can support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and advocate for LGBT rights, even in countries with policies and attitudes that are hostile to those rights—if they approach their activities with care.
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. of Baltimore must pay more than $16.3 million in lost earnings, benefits and interest to 2,336 black job applicants who were passed over for the company’s management trainee program.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is suggesting changes to the forms employers commonly use to administer the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The DOL said its goal is to make the optional forms easier to understand, but some management attorneys worry doctors will be confused by the revisions.
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