With the recent news of the firing of McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook for a consensual relationship with a subordinate, workplace romance is back...
Employee Relations
Temp Workers’ Protections
With the historic rise of temp workers in the workplace, some ambiguity has existed as to whether an employer can be held liable for employment...
NYC “Cooperative Dialogue” Accommodation Law
On October 15, 2018, an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), which requires all New York City employers with four or more...
Temporary Schedule Accommodations: Mandated by NYC
Effective July 18, 2018, New York City (“NYC”) law requires employers to grant employees two temporary schedule changes per year, of up to one...
Internship Guidelines Updated
In January 2018, the United States Department of Labor ("USDOL") relaxed the standard governing unpaid internships and published updated guidelines...
Training Supervisors on HR Issues
On average, 10,000 baby boomers are retiring every day and by 2020 millennials (ages 18-34) are expected to make up more than half of the total U.S....
Balancing Mental Health Accommodations with Workplace Policies
Millions of Americans live with mental illness and face the task of combating mental health impairments in their daily lives. Depending on the type...
Tips for Assisting Employees with Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety and depression can prevent employees from taking advantage of job opportunities and may cause increasingly poor performance. Anxiety...
Combating Workplace Violence
Although violence in the workplace continues to plague employers, many still cling to the idea that “those types of things would never happen here.”...
Stop After-Work E-mails; Let Employee Personal Lives Stay Personal
It is possible the United States may soon see a day where American employers must pay their employees for the time put into responding to late-night...