A job applicant told a polygraph examiner that she consumed ayahuasca as part of her religion. An agency adjudicator labeled it “recent illegal drug use,” and the tentative job offer…
The employer thought it had caught an employee lying in an EEOC charge. Then it put that conclusion in the termination notice. That second decision cost considerably more than the…
Lizzo’s touring company swept every remaining claim from a former wardrobe assistant’s lawsuit off the stage. The celebrity headline masks an evidence lesson. TL;DR: A federal court granted summary judgment…
The employee left the termination call. Unfortunately for the company, its AI note-taker apparently did not. And it allegedly emailed her what the company representatives said next. TL;DR: A former…
An arbitration agreement usually decides where an employment dispute will be heard. In this case, evidence uncovered during arbitration opened the door to court instead. TL;DR: A former executive began…
A no-remote rule sounds straightforward. It became much less so when a professor with an autoimmune condition requested an accommodation. TL;DR: An associate professor diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune condition…
Companies certified by Top Employers between 2018 and 2024 outperformed the market by 22.2 per cent over five years. This is a sign that investors now read people strategy as…
Companies certified by Top Employers between 2018 and 2024 outperformed the market by 22.2 per cent over five years. This is a sign that investors now read people strategy as…
wsj.com — Plus, the Big Law talent wars and spending habits of Silicon Valley’s newly minted AI millionaires.
askamanager.org — A reader writes: Almost every company I’ve worked for in my 15+ years in the corporate world brags about being “family friendly” or something similar, but this usually…
