The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) helps employees to achieve a relatively healthy work-life balance. Provided that the circumstances meet the standards included in the law, professionals can request up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually under the FMLA. What...
It is helpful for you if your employees talk to you in advance if they are going to leave their position. As an employer, you are going to need to replace them, in most cases, so you have to start creating job postings and conducting interviews. For this reason, you...
Termination of an employee should be handled with care and in compliance with the law. However, employers sometimes find themselves facing legal challenges when they terminate employees in bad faith. Understanding the situations where employees may sue for bad-faith...
People who seek out medical care assume that they will receive a proper diagnosis followed by treatment to address the problem. All medical professionals should provide care that meets or exceeds certain standards, but those standards aren’t always the same. There...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is not just the result of individual misconduct; it is often a reflection of a deeper, systemic problem rooted in a company’s culture. Culture shapes behavior. It defines what is acceptable, what is ignored and what is punished. ...
Accepting a new job opportunity comes with a degree of risk. Employees never know until after they start a job whether the culture at the new company is a proper fit for them. Their job might not be as stable as they might hope. Seemingly successful businesses may...
Lawyers in the United States are expected to act in an ethical manner and must follow very strict rules. The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct serve as the foundation for lawyers. These rules lay out clear guidance about how attorneys...
Choosing the right business partner is likely the second most important decision most people ever make, the first being whom they choose as a life partner. But even the best of business partners can sometimes butt heads with each other over issues about how to run the...
When work is stressful or unfair, it can be tempting to take your frustrations online. However, posting negative comments about your employer on social media can do more harm than good—and in some cases, it could even hurt your ability to protect and/or exercise your...
Non-provisional federal workers (those who have completed their probationary period) generally enjoy strong job protection rights under federal employment law. Unlike private-sector employees who may work “at-will” and can often be terminated without cause, most...
