Category: HR

Bystander intervention occurs when someone who notices a situation of discrimination or violence steps in to challenge, de-escalate or end the inappropriate behavior. Bystander intervention training helps participants develop an arsenal of skills to use in these instances.

Headaches are one of the most commonly experienced medical conditions. In fact, more than 80% of adults will experience tension headaches from time to time. They’re easily treatable with over-the-counter medications. But about 12% of Americans suffer from a far more debilitating and hard-to-treat condition: migraine headaches. Here’s your guide to accommodating workers who suffer from migraines.

Can “other duties as assigned” be considered essential tasks when it comes to setting ADA accommodations? That’s an important question, because the ADA only protects employees capable of performing the essential functions of their jobs.

What you need to know about the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act.

With the national COVID-19 pandemic emergency set to expire on May 11, it’s tempting to put the coronavirus crisis behind us. Unfortunately, it won’t be easy. That’s because millions of American workers may be disabled in the aftermath of one or more bouts with COVID-19 and its variants, suffering from post-COVID conditions commonly called long COVID.

If you haven’t reviewed your employee handbook in the last year or so and updated it to reflect new laws and important HR trends, you should do so soon. Otherwise, you’re probably working with an outdated and legally risky document that may do more harm than good. Here are some proactive handbook changes to consider making now to address harassment issues that can arise when employees work remotely.

Does anyone think it’s a good idea for employees to do anything other than isolate for the required amount of time if they are sick with a highly contagious airborne virus?

According to one survey, 57% of American employees admit to swearing at work. But where is the line between swearing as harmless workplace banter and swearing as harmful, unlawful harassment?

Most leaders and managers would say they have a team. But having a team and operating as a team are two different things. Some would say they have a team because they have multiple people on their staff.