How to fire someone fairly … and 8 tips for conducting investigations if you don’tEmployers can protect against employment lawsuits with good investigation records showing that all discipline is based on solid business-related reasons. But a workplace investigation is no country for amateurs. Attorney Ann Kotlarski lays out what a reasonable one looks like and […]
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5 things you should change in your employee handbook
If your employee handbook hasn’t been updated in the past six months, it’s out of date. Because employment laws and your business are in a constant state of flux, it’s critical to keep your personnel policies up-to-date. Want to deal with employees fairly and protect your company from lawsuits? Get Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook. Be sure […]
Lawsuit Claims Google Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Google’s allegedly hyper masculine internal culture enabled serial sexual harassment of a female engineer, according to a new lawsuit. Loretta Lee, a developer at the search engine between 2008 and 2016 asserts that she was the subject of constant groping, touching and inappropriate conduct. Worse is that Google, intentionally or negligently, allegedly failed to tackle her complaints, which left […]
Preventing Workplace Violence
1.The Facts Are: How big is the problem? Every week, 18,000 American workers are assaulted. About 20 Americans are murdered each week while at work. Homicide is the second leading cause of death in the workplace in the U.S. and the number one cause of death in the workplace for females. American business and government offices […]
Background Checks
What Employers Need to Know When making personnel decisions – including hiring, retention, promotion, and reassignment – employers sometimes want to consider the backgrounds of applicants and employees. For example, some employers might try to find out about the person’s work history, education, criminal record, financial history, medical history, or use of social media. Except […]