Great Bosses Don’t Go Undercover
If you need a disguise to learn the truth about your company, you're doing something wrong. Here's how to do it right. Read more
Employment Law
Would You Fire Someone for Blogging About Your Job Offer?
A reporter announces he's gotten his dream job on his blog only to have the company rescind the offer in response. Who's in the wrong? Read more
Making the Most of Your Employee Perks
Do you know how to get the most out of the benefits your company provides? Here's the ultimate check-list. Read more
Are You Ready for March Madness?
A NCAA basketball brackets pool is a great way for employees to bond. It can also be a great way for a careless boss to get in trouble. Read more
Hourly Wages? There’s a Lawsuit for That
Chances are, you lack the expertise and tools to navigate the intricate details. Here's how your business might be at risk. Read more
Recent Employment Law Articles
Ask Inc.: Can a New Hire Sign a Non-Compete Later?
Inc.com columnist Jeff Haden is taking your start-up questions. Up this week: How to handle an employee who won't agree to a non-compete. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Talking to the Press?
A man exercises his right of free speech and gets fired. Read more
What the IRS Wants to Know
Is your independent contractor really an employee? Time to come clean. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Time Off to Donate a Kidney?
A mother's attempt to save her son spotlights holes in the Family and Medical Leave Act: It doesn't apply to businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone Over a $1.39-Bag of Chips?
A diabetic employee grabbed a bag of chips to stabilize her blood sugar and paid for them as soon as she could. Walgreens fired her. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Scaring Off Robbers?
A Walgreens pharmacist fires a gun, he says, in self-defense, and then is fired. Read more
Judge Orders Re-Hiring of Workers Fired for Facebook Complaints
A National Labor Relations Board judge says workers fired for off-duty griping about their jobs on Facebook should be re-hired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Planking?
A GameStop employee posts a photo of himself planking, and gets himself and the co-worker who took the picture, fired. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Refusing to Get a Flu Shot?
Some Michigan hospitals are making flu shots and other vaccines mandatory for employees. Read more
Would You Fire Someone for Taking Garbage?
An Iowa convenience store employee took no-longer-saleable soup from the dumpster to feed to her dog--and was fired. Read more
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