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Employment Law Update for Nonprofits With Holly Sutton

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Charities, foundations, and their founders often request help addressing employment practices and compliance questions. In this episode, host Cynthia Rowland is joined...more

Bodman

The Love Contract in the Workplace

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Workplace romances and relationships are not uncommon – no doubt because of how much time employees spend at work. ...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Prescribing Professionalism: Avoiding Romance in the Medical Workplace

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In the high-stress, life-or-death environment of the medical profession, Cupid's love arrow can strike about as quickly as an infection. But before letting the heart do the rounds, it's imperative to consider the legal...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Keep ‘em Front and Center - Ten Things Employers Can Do to Create Best-In-Class Front Line Supervisors

In the complex ecosystem of the workplace, supervisors serve as linchpins, bridging the gap between organizational objectives and employee implementation. Their role is pivotal in ensuring productivity, fostering team...more

Woods Rogers

What's the Tea in L&E? When Employees Refuse to Play Nicely in the Sandbox: Does it Call for a Mediator?

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What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. In this segment, Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black (WRVB) labor and employment attorneys Leah Stiegler and Emily...more

Fisher Phillips

How to Conduct Terrible Employee Evaluations: Your 5-Step Plan on What Not to Do

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If your workplace is anything like most others, your team probably dreads the annual performance review process. Employees don’t like receiving reviews and managers don’t like conducting them. In fact, only 26% of North...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Navigating the West Virginia Safer Workplace Act: What To Do When an Employee Reports to Work Under the Influence

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The holiday season and corresponding celebratory shenanigans will soon be upon us. This means that many employers may be facing the question, “What do we do when someone brings their party to work?” This article aims to cover...more

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EntertainHR: Yippee-Ki-Yay! Best Practices for Your Holiday Party

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Now that Thanksgiving has passed, the first frost has turned to the first snow (at least here in the Upper Midwest), and Michigan has beaten Ohio State (again), the transition to holiday season is underway, and everyone can...more

Saiber LLC

Jingle all the Way… To Court: An Employer’s Checklist for Holiday Parties

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But for HR professionals, it can be the most stressful. While organizations throughout the country are preparing to hold their annual holiday celebrations, employers may unwittingly...more

Venable LLP

Best Practices for Handling and Documenting a Non-Performing Employee

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Addressing an employee's failure to meet performance expectations can be challenging for an employer. This article highlights best practices for handling and documenting a non-performing employee....more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Let the Gifts Be the Only Surprise at the Company Holiday Party

‘Tis especially the season this year for company holiday parties.  Manufacturers may have avoided hosting large group gatherings over the last few years, including parties, and may be seeking ways to engage workers and...more

McAfee & Taft

Multiple managers’ failures to report harassment complaints fuel lawsuit

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An employer that had a sexual harassment policy, but that failed to train its employees on the policy AND failed to insist that managers who received complaints forward those complaints to the human resources department, will...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Love is in the Air – And in the Workplace!

If you thought workplace romances vanished with the COVID-19 pandemic, think again.  According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), one-third of 550 U.S. workers said they are or have been...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Making Spirits Bright – Tips for Alcohol Permittees This Holiday Season

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year.  And for many, this holiday season marks the return to social gatherings of pre-pandemic proportions.  With revelers sure to crowd restaurants and bars, there is also an increased...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Labor Day – More than just Barbecues and Parades

As summer winds downs, employers and employees alike look forward to a leisurely three-day weekend typically spent with family and friends, enjoying the remaining days of summer warmth, perhaps readying kids to go back to...more

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A Vaccine is Coming: Can Employers Require Employees to Take it?

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As clinical trials continue across the world for a COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are asking whether they will be able to require employees to take the vaccine when it becomes available in the United States. Like with so...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Ten Tips for Avoiding Litigation: Tip #5 – Treat Your Employees Fairly and Consistently

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The lifeblood of every business – big, small or in-between – is its employees, aptly called its human resources or human capital. A company can have the most innovative product or service idea in the world, along with a...more

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Love at Work: 5 Things for Employers to Know

Workplace romances are inevitable. According to a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, one out of every three American adults is or has previously been in a workplace romance. Given this reality,...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

20 Steps To Avoid Employment Lawsuits

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I have been asked by more than one frustrated California employer how to avoid or reduce employment lawsuits. It is not easy question to answer as there are many variables that go into generating employment law claims....more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Tips for employers to avoid holiday party headaches

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While office holiday parties provide employees with an opportunity to celebrate a successful year with their colleagues, they can also cause headaches for employers. With some advanced planning, employers can minimize their...more

White and Williams LLP

Office Holiday Parties Are Back, As #MeToo Concerns Surge

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In the more than two years since Alyssa Milano’s tweet sparked the #MeToo movement, there have been significant changes in both the culture and the legal landscape. In the immediate aftermath of the ensuing movement, many...more

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CANADA: How Can Employers Mitigate Liability for Incidents Related to Alcohol or Cannabis Consumption at Holiday Parties?

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In Canada, employers that host holiday parties for their employees could expose themselves to significant common law liability for the actions of an employee or guest who is under the influence of alcohol or cannabis....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Holiday Parties are on the Horizon: It’s Time to Double Check the Employee Handbook

Who’s excited for the company holiday party?! Probably not your friendly neighborhood employment lawyers who will tell you that employees imbibing together can create risk for employers. This doesn’t mean that no fun can be...more

Dentons

My Best Parenting Advice as Applied to Human Resources

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I’ve been to a lot of baby showers lately where it seems like the parents-to-be are showered with as much advice as they are gifts. I’ve seen this as a parent myself - people like to give parenting advice....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Does Inconsistency Always Kill the Cat?

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Spoiler alert - this article doesn’t have anything to do with cats. But it is about something you hear all the time from employment attorneys. You have to be consistent when it comes to enforcing your attendance policies and...more

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