Millions of Americans live with mental illness and face the task of combating mental health impairments in their daily lives. Depending on the type...
Employee Relations
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...
New York City Mass Transit Benefits Law
On October 10, 2014, NYC Mayor De Blasio enacted Local Law 2014/053, more commonly known as the NYC Mass Transit Benefits Law. The law takes effect...
Workplace Insights: The Dreaded Annual Performance Appraisal
It’s That Time of Year That season is again upon us -- we’re back to having our managers complete the dreaded annual performance appraisal....
Social Media – A Platform for Protected Discussion
Employers must use caution in disciplining workers for negative comments publicly posted online through social media. The National Labor Relations...
FMLA Communications Refined
For employers with 50 or more employees covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA” or “the Act”) there are serious administrative...
Pregnancy Discrimination Enforcement Guidelines
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) just released guidelines for enforcement of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), in an...
Unions’ Dues Requirements Narrowed
The Supreme Court in Harris v. Quinn, created a new class of workers: quasi-public employees, who are not required to financially contribute to...