Categories for Leadership Blog
September 23, 2013 9:43 am
Published by Mike Boyette
Did an employer discriminate against a female employee by paying her less than a male employee with the same title? Or are other factors to blame for the difference in pay? Read on to find out.
September 18, 2013 10:15 am
Published by Mike Boyette
A supervisor not only insisted that a job applicant be rejected because of his wife’s cancer, but also committed his illegal bias to writing in a series of intra-company e-mails. Read on to learn what consequences his organization faced.
September 6, 2013 9:23 am
Published by Mike Boyette
Lots of organizations operate with lean staffs these days and expect everyone to get more done. How can supervisors help employees limit stress and still maintain productivity in these conditions? Read on to find out.
September 4, 2013 9:56 am
Published by Mike Boyette
Was an employer justified in firing an employee who might have damaged the company’s reputation online? Or did the organization go too far in keeping tabs on the employee’s online activity? Read on to learn more.
August 28, 2013 9:45 am
Published by Mike Boyette
The EEOC is firing shots across the bow of employers who continue to ask – illegally – for family medical history as part of employment interviews. Read on to learn more.
August 26, 2013 9:34 am
Published by Mike Boyette
What do you do with an emotionally unstable employee who presents potential for violence while claiming a disability? A federal court has made it easier to know what to do. Read on to learn more.
August 23, 2013 9:36 am
Published by Mike Boyette
It’s seldom a good idea to discipline someone in the heat of the moment. Yet the CEO of AOL did just that while on a packed conference call. Read on to learn more.
August 21, 2013 10:29 am
Published by Mike Boyette
When you do an internal investigation of, say, a harassment complaint, you’d like the participants to keep as mum as possible. But how can you do that without running afoul of an employee’s rights to discuss working conditions? Read on to find out.
August 16, 2013 9:26 am
Published by Mike Boyette
Supervisors have been keeping an eye out for Friday or Monday absences by those certified for intermittent FMLA leave. But new research suggests that practice may not be as common as previously thought. Read on to learn more.
August 14, 2013 9:46 am
Published by Mike Boyette
Does your organization use non-compete or non-solicitation agreements to stop departing employees from taking insider knowledge, customers or personnel out the door with them? If so, there’s an enforcement weapon you can use instead of, or before, suing an offender. Read on to learn more.
