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The article addresses concerns about an Human Resources team member breaching confidentiality, displaying inappropriate behavior, and undermining collaboration. Topics discussed include handling disciplinary actions consistently, ensuring documented evidence, and potentially outsourcing investigations for impartiality.

The article discusses the increasing personal liability risks for HR professionals in employment law cases. Topics include the rising trend of holding managers personally accountable for violations of employment laws, such as Title VII and the ADA, the need for HR professionals to ensure compliance with legal requirements and maintain thorough documentation, and the importance of carefully negotiating staffing firm contracts to minimize liability related to background checks.

The article presents questions and answers related to employee states a medical condition but doesn't ask for an accommodation? the employee's decision to decline to provide medical information would justify the decision to move forward now with discipline based upon his flawed performance and attendance issues.

The article presents the top ten lessons shared by speakers on employment law, benefits and hiring at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. These include taking notes on a separate piece of paper during interviews, focusing on financial wellness, and identifying one's blind spots in hiring and managing.

The article offers employment law-related news briefs in the U.S. which include the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a law requiring employers to use online employment eligibility verification system, a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP which predict an 8.5% rise in employer health costs in 2012 and the release of the Access to Personnel Files: 50 State Laws white paper.

The article focuses on providing six useful tips for creating an effective and balanced mobile phone policy for the workplace. It reports that employers should consider the policy's purpose, integrate it into the employee handbook, address security concerns, prioritize important rules, outline disciplinary actions, and specify permissible phone uses. It describes the steps to develop a comprehensive policy that improves productivity while maintaining employee morale.

The article reports on the changes proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to simplify and clarify the process. Among the proposed changes are a standalone Reverification and Rehire Supplement section and updated List of Acceptable Documents.

The article offers tips to companies which are planning to drop their workplace testing for marijuana amidst the increasing number of U.S. states legalizing medical and recreational marijuana. Also cited are the percentage of workplace drug tests that came back positive for marijuana as per Quest Diagnostics data, and some tips like revising employee policies on marijuana testing and adding language to the no-smoking policy.

The article offers suggestions for changing work rules without courting a lawsuit. Topics discussed include not letting supervisors change workplace rules without approval of human resource (HR) department, issuing warning to employees before changing the rules, including all important rules in the employee handbook and making sure all employees receive a copy of it and avoiding inconsistency by following same set of rules in same situations of different departments.

The article offers information on the rounding rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the U.S. It states that FLSA allow employers to round off employee's arrival or departure time which could neutralize or favor both parties. The rounding practice include minute-based, start-stop method as well as playing it safe along with a court case related to hourly work issues.

The article informs that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued updated guidance for employers, and OSHA's previous recommendations for workplace preventative measures. It mentions that the U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered OSHA to follow up with emergency temporary standards by mid-March; and enforcement teeth and include new binding requirements on employers.

The article offers information that U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission talks about the legal challenges faced by the employees getting Covid-19 vaccination.

The article reports on the legal case involving a North Carolina trucking company and its African American driver who was terminated for alleged poor performance and refusal to work. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) offered testimony from an employee who tracked the records and performance of employees. The court looked at those records and found that the company's claim did not match up with other payroll and attendance records.

The article offers legal news briefs related to employees and their employers. Meslu Tewold, a native of Eritrea, filed a legal suit against his employers for descrimination and retaliation. Another employee Brenda Collins represented herself in a lawsuit against her former employer. In a related development, county jail employee Barbara Snyder filed a lawsuit against her employer.

The article presents a U.S. court case of "Duarte v. St. Barnabas Hospital" concerning employment laws dealing with harassment in workplace. Topics include disability harassment in the workplace, annual performance review as a harassment notice, and suggestions for harassment training to teach supervisors how to respond to employees' complaints.

The article offers news briefs related to employment law in the U.S. as of September 2018. The legislation which requires employers to compensate workers who sign noncompete agreements was passed in Massachusetts. The decision of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the case of cosmetics company Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. emphasizes the importance of offering parity in parental leave. A law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to share their tips was passed.

The article discusses the Court of Appeal of California case Andrews v. Willard Marine wherein Debra sued her employer for discrimination and the employer asked the court to move the case to arbitration. It reports that the court sided with the plaintiff, stating that Debra was not the one who agreed to arbitrate. It also gives advice to companies concerning their state's electronic signature laws.

This section offers news briefs on issues related to employment law in the U.S. as of October 2017. Topics discussed include warning to employers who fire someone who follows a state order to evacuate before a hurricane, percentage of U.S. adults who approve of unions in general, according to a Gallup Poll, and concerns of the administration of President Donald Trump's Department of Justice about discrimination against white or Asian students in college admissions.

The article reports on the use of smart I-9 form by employers in the U.S. starting January 22, 2017. Topics discussed include an overview of the employment eligibility I-9 form, its expanded instructions, its enhanced features like dropdown menus, embedded instructions and unique barcode, and the highlight of the form to be easily completed.

The article focuses on the legal risks of failing to track employees' hours and pay, where employees who sue for unpaid wages and overtime can use their own exact estimates as proof of the number of hours they worked in the U.S.

The article offers the U.S. employment laws news briefs as of February 1, 2016. It mentions extension of mandatory forms submission of the U.S. Affordable Care Act through employers regarding health insurance of employees by the U.S. Internal Revenue System (IRS). It states training of workers by employers in counter act of shooter due to upsurge in mass shootings. It reports on increment in monthly tax exclusion towards mass-transit passes of employees in accordance to budget bill.

The article reports on the employers who are requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements that bind workers to resolve disputes through arbitration instead of lawsuits.

The article discusses the six ways in making mandatory arbitration stick in court which include creating a separate agreement, allowing for discovery and limiting employees' costs.

The article offers news briefs related to legal issues in employment in the U.S. as of 2017 which include glossing over performance deficiencies, telling a harassment victim that offensive behavior "was just a joke" is not remedial action and notifying government workers before reducing their pay.

The article presents information on the cases filed by an employee against their supervisors and the lessons to supervisors, such as, being aware of emotional distress claim under state law, pay records must be up-to-date, and individual assessment must be conducted.

The article provides information for human resource (HR) personnel and employers when it comes to legal issues related to the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It recommends that employers should establish a clear HR process for managing requests for leave after FMLA time runs out. A lawsuit filed by an employee based on FMLA is presented.

The article focuses on the move of U.S. President Barack Obama to order the Department of Labor to recommend new rules that could make overtime pay available to more management employees in the country. Under the existing labor rules, employers can declare certain executive, administrative, and professional workers as exempt from overtime pay requirements. The country's Fair Labor Standards Act is mentioned.

The article reports on the move of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to focus on at-will employment clauses that notify employees that they can be terminated for any lawful reason in the U.S.

The article discusses a court case wherein plaintiff Vincent Staub is contending on the basis of his termination from Proctor Hospital in Illinois, under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (ASERRA). The Supreme Court examined the act which caters to issues on employment. After reviewing the case, the court stated that employers may be liable when a supervisor performs a discriminatory animus-motivated act intended to cause an adverse employment action.

The article offers news briefs related to employment law in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security has issued regulations that provides greater flexibility for employers to electronically sign and store their I-9 employee verification forms. John Skousen, a partner with Fisher & Phillips, highlights the legal risk of raising employee's title in place of pay. The issue of weight discrimination has been gaining attention for protection under the law.

The article offers news briefs related to labor and employment in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new proposed rules for the privacy of Americans' health information in July 2010. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 21, 2010. The Department of Labor has increased the penalties for employers that violates the country's child labor laws.

The article reports on the release of the final version of the U.S. Department of Labor's revisions to the white-collar exemption rules on or before July 2016 and employers are only given 60 days before the final rules take effect.

The article offers information related to employment law in the U.S. It mentions the increasing number of employees that are using social networking sites like Twitter to gossip and rant about their company which has become harmful and creates public relations risks. Another is the move of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to shift its immigration policies towards targeting employers that hire undocumented workers.

The article discusses some cases related to employment laws in the U.S. including a case involving electronic distribution of employee handbooks, a case involving changes in employee benefits, and a case involving discrimination on the basis of race or gender.

The article focuses on how a single sexually oriented comment at workplace can help employees to prove that they worked in a sexually hostile environment, with reference to the case Texas Department of Aging v. Iredia, No. 01-13-00469, Texas Court of Appeals, 2014.

The article focuses on issues concerning the legality of electronic signatures under the U.S. employment law. It highlights creation of the two federal laws to legalize the electronic signatures in the country including the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) in 1999 and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce (E-SIGN) Act in 2000. An overview of the two federal laws is presented.

The article presents a court case wherein an employee filed a case against an employer as well as managers over missed promotions and unjustified discipline.

The article reports on the court case Mills v. Southern Connecticut State University, et al. which deals with discrimination claims filed by a professor alleging that she was ignored by her co-workers.

The article reports on the court case Baindurashvili, et al., v. Helping Hands which involved the legal challenges of shifting from employees into independent contractors.

The article reports on the impact of the move Mexico to implement significant labor reforms on employers and U.S. companies doing business in the country.

The article focuses on employee who was terminated in his job after a history of rule violations which resulted in an accident, and filed a suit alleging that others who also worked in the rail had not been punished for their violations, but the court threw his case for he did not provide evidence.

A quiz concerning questions regarding job interview in relation to employment law in the U.S.

The article reports that California enacted a law that prohibits employers from requiring the passwords of their employees to social media sites.

The article offers employment law-related news brief in the U.S. A crime reporter was fired after posting comments on his work-related Twitter account. Democratic lawmakers are pushing a legislation that require employers to provide workers with at least seven days of paid sick leave for a year. A survey by CareerBuilder LLC of 1,300 diverse employees reveals that one-in-four black workers are reporting that they feel discriminated in the job based on their race.

The article offers news briefs related to legal cases regarding employment law in the U.S. Individual claims against supervisors are not included in Title VII discrimination cases. Supervisors should forward any legal documents they receive directly to Human Resources (HR) and the company attorney as well to prevent from missing important deadlines or losing a case. Employee's productivity issues are legitimate cases.

The article offers practical tips from human resources (HR) professionals for prevention of lawsuits from an employee. It states that HR professionals should have equal treatment to all employees and must follow all attorney directions. It adds that they should proactively address problems and observe respect when communicating to employees. Moreover, they must know the laws, keep employment and on training law through reading articles.

The article provides basic steps for human resource (HR) professionals when handling labor disputes particularly between co-workers and between employees and their supervisors. It highlights the importance of identifying and listing of specific issues, complaints, and concerns involved in the situation. It also considers the critical role of employment lawyer, investigator, and the police.

The article offers the 10 key trends about employment law in the U.S. in 2010. These trends include reviewing overtime eligibility, embracing social media, and evaluating the I-9 forms. Other key trends include reviewing disability leave policies, paying attention to union issues, monitoring sick-leave legislation.

The article offers news briefs related to the employment law in the U.S. The Mental Health Parity Act in the U.S. requires the coverage for any mental health services to be at least on par with ones medical coverage. The World Health Organization has raised the swine flu alert to its highest level. U.S. President Barack Obama is delivering on his promise of change, particularly in the field of workplace law.