Labor & Employment

It’s Not Too Late for New Year’s Resolutions: New Year, New Legal Issues for Employers

Nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions – the most common resolutions are health related. But did you know that of those making New Year’s resolutions, most begin to abandon those resolutions roughly two weeks later? Resolution or not […]

Unintended Side Effects of the Government Shutdown

It’s not just the airport and national parks feeling the effects of the weeks’ long government shutdown. Nine federal departments and several agencies shut down on December 22, 2018. Several employee/HR-facing federal agencies are closed or operating at a severely […]

Diversity Fatigue

Diversity Fatigue is a relatively new term used to describe how corporations immersed in diversity and inclusion initiatives are exhausted by the complexity of realizing measurable change. As such, corporate motivation to continue championing this cause is decreasing. Diversity fatigue at […]

Employment Law:The Supreme Court Hands Employers a Win

There may be strength in numbers, but when it comes to arbitration agreements in employment contracts, that number is now down to one. A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employment agreements which force workers to give up their […]

How Sexual Harassment Hurts My Bottom Line

Should you find your company managing a claim of sexual harassment, many tough decisions lie ahead. Most of those decisions will be aimed at preserving the safety of employees, company reputation, and all-around company health and culture. Often, through discussion and […]

If you’re a baseball fan, you know that pitchers and catchers have long since reported to either Florida or Arizona, exhibition games are already underway, and Opening Day is right around the corner. Every year since the late 1800’s, baseball […]