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Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs
Career, Coaching, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Remote work/Virtual

Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs

Question:             Since our schools no longer require masks, my husband and I decided to homeschool our youngest child. My … Continue reading Caregiver Wipeout: Caught in a Vise Between My Employer’s Expectations and My Family’s Needs

Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site

Question: My employer shut down our worksite during the pandemic. My wife and I decided to move to a different … Continue reading Employer Plays Hardball, Insists All Employees Return On-site

Betrayed by My Employer — How Can I Fight Back?
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision, National events & politics

Betrayed by My Employer — How Can I Fight Back?

Question: I’ve been betrayed AGAIN by my employer. My employer just emailed everyone in our company that they’re ending their … Continue reading Betrayed by My Employer — How Can I Fight Back?

Emoji Harassment
Business, Legal aspects of management

Emoji Harassment

“How much trouble are we in?” the general manager asked. I looked at the sheaf of text messages, loaded with … Continue reading Emoji Harassment

Fallout Against Russian-born Employees
Legal aspects of management, National events & politics

Fallout Against Russian-born Employees

Question: Like most other oil-patch companies that need highly skilled employees and want to diversify their labor pool, ours has … Continue reading Fallout Against Russian-born Employees

Fired For Using My Company’s Email During Non-Work Hours: Or Was There More to the Story?
HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management

Fired For Using My Company’s Email During Non-Work Hours: Or Was There More to the Story?

Question: I’m an outside salesperson. Customers regularly email me in the evenings, and I respond to their emails immediately. I … Continue reading Fired For Using My Company’s Email During Non-Work Hours: Or Was There More to the Story?

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do
Business, COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do

While the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling impacts businesses of one hundred or more employers, small business owners were readying themselves … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on OSHA Vaccine-or-testing Rule: What employers need to know/do

Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?
COVID-19, Legal aspects of management

Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?

Question: At first when I contracted COVID, it wasn’t so bad. I thought “I can deal with this.” Then came … Continue reading Long Haul COVID Cost Me My Job: Is There Any Hope?

Is Your Harassment Policy Out-of-date?:  Does it protect your remote workers? Does it ban trolling, doxing, and dogpiling?
HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Remote work/Virtual

Is Your Harassment Policy Out-of-date?: Does it protect your remote workers? Does it ban trolling, doxing, and dogpiling?

If you supervise employees working remotely and haven’t yet updated your harassment policy, it’s time, given the resurgence of political, … Continue reading Is Your Harassment Policy Out-of-date?: Does it protect your remote workers? Does it ban trolling, doxing, and dogpiling?

Employees Get Away With Calling Their Supervisor a Jerk, and Worse. What’s the Real Story?
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision

Employees Get Away With Calling Their Supervisor a Jerk, and Worse. What’s the Real Story?

Question: We have two employees who post their grievances about their supervisor on Facebook to each other and the world … Continue reading Employees Get Away With Calling Their Supervisor a Jerk, and Worse. What’s the Real Story?

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