Four Types of Workplace Violence
Reducing Workplace Violence Starts with Understanding the 4 Types In order to mitigate the risk of violence in your workplace, it’s critical for you to understand the four main types of workplace violence that could compromise employee safety.
You Have a Right To Brag!
Maintaining an updated resume in this rapidly changing career environment is essential for everyone! Whether you are a recent college graduate or a tenured 20-year business professional, ensuring your resume resonates with your current or target company’s needs...
Are Your Contractors/Temps REALLY Employees?
There has been recent focus on the whole questions of whether CONTRACTORS and/or TEMPORARIES are really EMPLOYEES and it is currently being audited by Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as well as the Internal Revenue Service...
Are Informal Complaints Protected Activity Under the FLSA Retaliation Provision?
Yes! The US Supreme Court found workers who complain to their employers about wage violations ARE protected from retaliation whether the complaints are oral or written. An oral complaint of a Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) violation is protected conduct under the...
What is Retaliation and How Do You Protect Your Company?
To protect themselves against retaliation claims, companies should have documentation that the true reason for the adverse employment action was a legitimate and a non-discriminatory reason. The employee must prove three prongs: They engaged in a protected activity...
Shift Differentials Must Be Included in the Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay!
Employers must include shift differential pay when determining an employee’s regular rate of pay. Here’s an example: A personal care assistant at an assisted living facility is paid $8 an hour and overtime on the basis of the 40 hour workweek standard. She works three...
Top 10 Sins Managers Commit!
Sin #1. Making Unlawful Pre-employment Inquiries That’s an interesting accent you have. Where were you born? Do you have any children? If so, will you have any daycare problems? Action: Watch inappropriate questions during interviews and other pre-employment...
Employers Beware of English Only Rules at Work!
Anti-discrimination laws apply when workers are treated differently because of ethnicity, culture, accent or English proficiency. English-only polices in the workplace must be carefully scrutinized in light of their tendency to create hostile work environments....
