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When the threat of an employee lawsuit looms, most employers are advised to take a tough stance, fight the charges and never admit guilt. But some attorneys now advocate that an often-overlooked option of simply saying “I’m sorry” in certain situations may actually soothe feelings, and even defuse legal action.

Conducting I-9 audits can be enlightening in several ways, such as identifying where your program has weaknesses and unearthing technical violations.

According to an internal email from the EEOC’s director of field operations, Thomas Colclough, cases will again be processed, with limitations.

We are an employer covered by the FMLA. We have an employee who is pregnant and understand we need to accommodate her pregnancy-related conditions that lead to tardiness or absences. Do we track these separately? Or do we track this as FMLA leave, too?

Confidence in employment law compliance is high—but for many organizations, that confidence isn’t backed by budget.

Without at least three members, the board has been unable to take action, including reversing policies that were in place during the Biden administration. Doing so is a priority for the Trump administration.

Certainly, terminating a worker after he was just approved for FMLA leave might seem suspicious and prompt a lawsuit. But if you can show a judge the employee’s poor disciplinary or performance history, courts will likely toss out the case.

If you assign sales territories based even in part on territory demographics that mirror your employee’s protected characteristics, you may end up losing a discrimination lawsuit.

With absenteeism a major drain on productivity, more employers are using a trick from the third grade—perfect-attendance awards—to motivate employees to come to work. Here’s why such awards probably aren’t the best carrots.

It’s essential for supervisors to document poor performance at the time it happens. Don’t wait until you’re ready to terminate a worker to start building a paper trail. You won’t get away with it in court. The path needs to be laid early, step by step.