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Employment lawyers say these are the 12 mistakes they spot most often when they review employee handbooks and how employers use them.

Exit interviews are great tools for understanding how to reduce turnover. However, you must take care to minimize legal liability during those meetings.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act isn’t the only wage-and-hour law employers must honor. Many states and municipalities have their own laws that are just as binding. Ignoring them can spell big trouble.

The National Labor Relations Board under the Biden administration has been widely recognized as the most pro-worker, pro-union board in decades. With President-elect Trump about to take office, that’s soon to change.

Sometimes, even the best vendors accidentally investigate the wrong person, uncovering erroneous information that leads employers to rescind a job offer. What should employers do when they discover such a mistake?

Are there legal problems with an HR associate interviewing his or her sibling for a job opening?

Having a list of references won’t do you any good if you can’t get them to open up to you about a job applicant. But if you are able to get an applicant’s former supervisor on the line, you’re halfway there.

The National Labor Relations Act specifically allows workers to wear buttons signifying their support for a labor union. How many buttons? Recent cases brought before the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces the NLRA, have raised that very question.

As more states legalize medical and other marijuana usage, employers must adjust their policies to conform to those new laws. That’s not an easy task.

It’s not easy to stand firm in today’s polarized world, but Costco just showed everyone how it’s done.