California and New York have passed bills to amend their fair employment laws to address hair at the workplace. Specifically, these laws target discrimination against black people’s hair. The legislation, which was passed with the sponsorship of the CROWN Coalition, protect employees against discr...
Fortunately for employers and employees alike, workplace violence has shown a decreasing trend in recent years, but it remains a serious problem that affects all types of businesses. Like workplace accidents, workplace violence is costly. One estimate puts the average expense of an incident of workplace...
A few areas of law are of perpetual concern for employers. These hardy perennials of lawsuits include sexual harassment, background checks, discrimination, personal injury, wrongful termination, and overtime. While such cases do not always generate new issues for higher courts to examine, they reliably...
Every seven seconds, a worker is injured while on the job. That is a staggering statistic. Many work injuries are 100% preventable. With so many injuries, there is a considerable loss of production that can hurt many businesses. That is why smart companies, especially those that are of a higher risk for...
Employee burnout is a problem that affects organizations of all sizes and can be misinterpreted as disinterested, entitled, or lazy employees. If overlooked, burnout can lower your team productivity, create interpersonal conflicts, and sometimes even cause valuable employees to quit. To protect your emp...
