Don’t help your company fire employees illegally
Question: I work for an oil patch company. Profit is king to our senior management and chief executive officer, but we're barely making it. I'm the human resources specialist, and…
Fired for using company email during ‘non-work hours’? You could have legal recourse.
Question: I'm an outside salesperson. Customers regularly email me in the evenings and I respond to these emails immediately. I also text and email the other sales people with leads…
What HR managers can do about bullying
Question: I’m the human resources manager you wrote about in a recent article. I didn’t take action when an employee came to me complaining about a bully manager. It’s easy…
Can I be fired for admitting to my boss that I’m on the job market?
Question: I just got fired for no reason. I admit I wanted a new job and thought a good strategy would be to better showcase myself on LinkedIn by removing…
Have I been trapped by my employee?
Question: I run a small public relations firm. When I advertised for a new hire, I didn’t find anyone who had the right skill set. “Will” applied. Although he lacked…
Sound bites can hurt
We live in a digital world of sound bites. You can watch any news program today and be presented or even overwhelmed with sound bites from a media event conducted…
What to do when your ‘37.5-hour workweek’ runs a lot longer
Question: I work as an entry-level insurance adjuster in a claims sweatshop. My boss hired me for a stated salary. He told me I’d have a 37.5-hour workweek, but also…
Overtime Law Update
By now you know that a federal court ruling has temporarily put the federal Department of Labor (DOL)’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules on hold. These rules raise the…
November/December 2016 Newsletter!
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Ethical challenge
Question: I am an Admin. Manager that oversees two departments -- one of which is Accounts Payable. In July I received a statement showing we owed $150 for an invoice…
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