To summarize, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for anxiety disorders if the...
In 2022, the city of Chicago added bystander intervention training to its workplace training requirement. Chicago companies must provide one hour of bystander...
In early January, Shopify unilaterally canceled all meetings of more than two people, saving a reported 95,000 hours. As is often the case, the specifics tell a slightly...
As Brenda heads out the door at the end of the workday, she notices rain. She decides to go back to grab her umbrella from her desk. While rummaging through the drawers,...
The pandemic officially ended last Thursday. What a relief. But lots of things linger in its wake. More people are feeling lonely, stressed, and depressed. And while...
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, usually referred to as ADHD, is an all too common condition in the modern workspace — as 10.5 million adults in the US have...
Remote work has been growing in popularity for the last decade, but the pandemic accelerated that growth tremendously. With many companies choosing to remain permanently...
Data brokers are already in your workplace, surveilling your employees and selling what they gather, whether you know it or not. And we’re not the only one who thinks...
Many companies these days are experiencing difficulty filling open positions in the current labor market. Unemployment is low and competition is high. Some are offering...
Mental health can qualify as a serious health condition under the FMLA, but it's important to understand the unique nuances of how these two things relate.
Nothing is worse than getting assigned a goal at work that has completely unrealistic expectations. Whether the time frame is too short or the quota too high, contending...
Look up the term synergy in a dictionary and you’ll get a definition such as “the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater...
Clothes do not make the man or woman, and job titles do not turn a nonexempt employee into an exempt employee. The Fair Labor Standards Act has been consistent over its...
Everyone, including us, had to take a crash course in HIPAA’s privacy provisions after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Bad communication affects everyone in a workplace, from leadership to new hires. While it can be hard to define, we all recognize it when we see it. Improving...
Defining severe health conditions under FMLA
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows eligible employees to take job-protected unpaid leave. Employees can use...
New leaders often face the combined challenges of continuing as individual contributors while assuming responsibility for others’ work. It’s never an easy balance,...
It was as if an explosion had happened under our feet. We all had a “wake-up” moment in early 2020, more than 1,000 days ago. The quarantine announcements rolled...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most commonly requested forms of employee leave. It provides job-protected leave for employees who need time off...
