Terminating an employee is always a tricky topic to navigate. No matter the size of your organization, letting employees go is something to be dealt with very carefully as we’ve discussed in previous blog posts. This time, let’s focus on if/when/how you are legally allowed to terminate an employee who is out on leave. What should you do when employees don't show up? #terminations #FMLA It is never legal to fire an employee simply because he or she took Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off. But, if an employee is out on FMLA and has committed one of these offenses, the U.S. Court of Appeals [...]

As we enter the holiday season, the question of religious expression becomes a more prominent issue as religion and holidays often go hand in hand. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from taking employment action against individuals based on his or her religion (among other protected characteristics). Employers are also required to provide reasonable accommodations, such as honoring a time off request for a religious holiday. As we near the end of the year, that means a myriad of religious holidays are on the way: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Three King’s Day, and Winter Solstice [...]

“We all know that with more than 310 million members in more than 200 countries and territories, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. It has executives from all of the Fortune 500 and most businesses are at least represented, but most have their entire executive teams connected.” – Ryan Bradley LinkedIn has quickly become the professional face of the next generation. If you do not have a LinkedIn identity, you should probably think about creating one!  Instead of scouring the newspaper looking for job ads, job postings, group posts and status updates are all free for the taking on [...]