Answer from Sarah, PHR, SHRM-CP: Managing remote employees can certainly be a challenge. Here are some of the practices we recommend:...

Question: One of our employees has taken on a second job, and I’m concerned the additional work might hurt his performance or interfere...

Answer from Laura, SHRM-CP: We recommend you not ask an employee if they’re pregnant and, instead, wait for them to inform you. With few...

Question: Who is considered an appropriate health care professional for getting documentation about a disability under the Americans with...

We have under 100 employees and are not required to mandate the COVID vaccine. We’re considering doing so anyway, but we’re also...

Answer from Brody, PHR, SHRM-CP: You should avoid questions that are not job-related or that cause an applicant to tell you about their...

Answer from Kyle, PHR: The term leave can refer to just about any type of time away from work, but it’s often used to describe time an...

Answer from Emily, SPHR: There are several things you need to do if an employee moves out of state: If you don’t already have other...

Answer from Kim, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: In general, concerted activity takes place when employees act as a group (in concert) for their mutual...

Answer from Kyle, PHR: An adverse action is any action an employer takes that negatively affects an employee. These include discipline,...

Answer from Kim, SPHR, AAM, CPIW: Our definition of disability comes from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). According to the...

Answer from Eric, SPHR, SHRM-SCP: Exempt and non-exempt are classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That’s the federal...

Answer from Monica, SPHR, SHRM-CP: Probably not. Many states have imposed significant limitations on what kinds of things employers can...

It’s still too early to tell how great the “Great Resignation” will be—or if it even lives up to that description. True, lots of...

Answer from Kyle, PHR: Protected classes—also sometimes called protected characteristics—come from anti-discrimination law. We talk about...