A neo-natal intensive care unit nurse lost her job for too many unplanned absences. She filed a lawsuit, alleging that her employers had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failing to accommodate her – by allowing an indefinite number of absences. The woman had been working at Providence St. Vincent, a facility in [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 10, 2012
A woman on both FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) leave and sick leave took a trip to Cancun, Mexico, midway through the four-week allotted time for leave. When her employers learned of the trip, the woman was terminated for violating the company’s sick leave policy. She filed a suit, alleging FMLA interference. The woman [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 14, 2012
There has always been a distinct separation between people’s workplace and their personal lives. The two areas, however, can slowly converge when romance is initiated between employees. A recent survey posted by CareerBuilder asked workers about the people they would see at work – and then again later for a movie, maybe followed by dinner. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 18, 2011
It seems that every time you browse the newspaper or search the Internet looking for news, there’s a new story involving violence in the workplace. Employers are persistently taking steps to prevent workplace violence. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has identified four distinct types of violence that may occur in the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A sales manager discussing religion at work was asked to stop and subsequently demoted. He resigned, but then sued the company, citing, among other allegations, a failure to accommodate his religious beliefs. Eric Weathers began working at FedEx in 1988 and was promoted to a sales manager position in Chicago in 2007. He described himself [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 10, 2011
Flexibility in the workplace is a considerable factor in making a business successful. The essential definition to workplace flexibility is a concept that is advantageous for both the individual worker and the business. This can entail anything from flexible work hours to company policies regarding employee leave. A report recently released, Workplace Flexibility in the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 7, 2011
Many employers tend to limit employees’ access to such social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter. A recent study, however, showed that college students and college graduates fresh into a new job may be making career choices based on a particular company’s policy of technological devices and online freedom. The 2011 Cisco Connected World Technology [...]
Continue reading...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
0 Comments