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If you need a reason to stamp out workplace name-calling, discriminatory work assignments and retaliation, consider the massive punitive-damages award a jury recently granted to an employee who sued because of ongoing racist behavior by a supervisor. 

When the Supreme Court recently made it more difficult for federal agencies to pass regulations interpreting the laws agencies enforce, many employers believed the ruling might free them from new and burdensome regulations. That may be true, but there’s a huge downside.

Every fall, Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute releases an annual report on the top issues for corporate executives. One of the top trends that impact every size employer is the increased complexity of state and local employment laws.

There is no federal law that requires employers to provide voting leave. Whether you provide paid time off depends on your policies and whether you are in a jurisdiction that requires it.

We have an employee with hearing loss who refuses to wear hearing aids. She doesn’t seem to realize or care how this affects those around her when she can’t hear conversations, etc. How should we deal with this?

The Supreme Court ruled that agency trials conducted by administrative law judges appointed by the agency violated the constitutional right to trial by jury. Since then, some employers have questioned the process that agencies like the NLRB use when charging employers with violating laws including the NLRA.

Would you recommend we revamp our handbook language on probationary periods to address all aspects of performance, not just attendance?

New laws in a growing number of jurisdictions now require some form of pay transparency from employers.

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When companies shut down due to weather, employment issues arise--here are some links to helpful resources.