Although there are no laws, state or federal, which require companies to have an employee handbook, there are state and federal laws requiring the presence of written employment policies. And if legal compliance isn’t incentive enough for having an employee handbook, there are other benefits as well. An employee handbook helps to explain the advantages […]

With the warmer months approaching, you may find that more employees are requesting time off. Whether it’s to take a family vacation, to attend their children’s sporting events, or just to get some much needed R&R, employees find the warm months most desirable for taking days off.
Paid time off is certainly a valuable benefit employees […]

With the abundance of anti-discrimination laws and the growing number of disgruntled employees flooding the courts with EEOC charges, employers need to be extra cautious when making employment decisions. Even seemingly harmless employment actions may be construed as discriminatory if such decisions negatively affect a certain group of people. Intentions aside, in order to combat […]