Waiting on Dorian to arrive or to skip Florida altogether got me thinking about the HR challenges of dealing with employees who can’t seem to show up on time—or at all. Managing employee attendance problems and preparing for...more
9/4/2019
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Attendance ,
Disability Leave ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Tracking ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hurricane Season ,
Medical Leave ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour
On July 7, 2019, the U.S. women’s soccer team won its second consecutive World Cup championship and its fourth world championship overall. The team used the win as another opportunity to protest what it perceives to be pay...more
7/18/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Athletes ,
Consumer Complaint Management ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Internal Reporting ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Retaliation ,
Risk Management ,
Soccer ,
Wage and Hour
At this point, millions have watched the movie “Bird Box” on Netflix. If you’re like me, your principal motivation for seeing the film was so you would not feel left out, or totally confused, when you scrolled through the...more
American Idol alum Jordin Sparks walked the red carpet just three days after giving birth to her son and has done a slew of interviews discussing this new chapter of her life. ...more
Ah, Labor Day. Family barbecues, a trip to the beach, your last chance to wear white, time spent napping and binging on Netflix, or just a simple day of relaxation. However you spent the long weekend, I hope you enjoyed some...more
Shock Jock Howard Stern took an unexpected day off from his radio show last week which prompted a firestorm of speculation on social media as to the underlying reason for his absence. Although Stern’s absence was initially...more
A-list celebrity George Clooney, long considered Hollywood’s most eligible bachelor, surprised the world when he married international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin back in 2014 after decades of assuring journalists,...more
Well, the Golden Globes were Sunday night and all of Hollywood tuned it to celebrate the best of film and television. One movie that was noticeably absent from the nominations (at least in my opinion) was The Intern, a...more