News & Analysis

What developments in employment law will be relevant as we set compensation for next year?

Election Day is coming up in a few weeks, and I’ve been getting questions from our managers in various branches about voting-related leave for employees.

I work in a health care setting. A nurse is refusing to get the flu shot based on her supposed religious beliefs. Do we need to accommodate her?

What the heck is “big data?” Are there any risks with relying on “extra” information about candidates?

We plan to hire several local student interns to work for us this summer. Should we be paying them?

Our boss is really pushing for us to increase our number of diverse employees. My managers had a meeting to set some hiring targets and now we are evaluating some recruiting ideas.

We have an employee who is exhibiting signs of dementia or some other sort of cognitive impairment. Should we ask him what’s going on with his health?

One of our employees noticed bedbugs in our office. Word is getting around, and people are freaking out. Based on where we found them, we believe we can identify the employee who introduced them to the workplace. What do we do now?

An employee claimed our company's vice president sexually harassed her. Can I go ahead and terminate him immediately?

An employee exhausted FMLA leave, now wants to take additional leave under the ADA. Since when is NOT working considered a reasonable accommodation?