The Human Resource

Contracts or agreements with "stay or pay" provisions are under attack by the NLRB. If you're using a payback agreement for any reason; recruiting fees, education repayments, sign-on bonuses, you need to listen to this show. Pandy shares the concerns and details the General Counsel is presently identifying as unlawful. This show encourages you to work with your labor law attorney to assure your agreements are compliant with these new guidelines.

How much are you babysitting when employees request time off or sick time? Does it really matter why they need time off from work? Pandy references the New York City initiative to add sick time for employees to use for their pets. Based on a paper by Fiona Ong at Shawe and Rosenthal, Pandy challenges you to think about the mental health of your employees and those life events when time away is important.

Who are you enabling? What are you enabling? In this episode Pandy walks through a checklist of questions to help you identify who and what you are enabling in the workplace. Learn to identify and address those that enable and those that are being enabled to eliminate the toxic and risky environment they create.

In this episode Pandy reminds us of the importance of eliminating harassment of any kind. How much is the harassing or discriminating behavior costing your company? Stop ignoring, stop enabling and deal with the harassment in your workplace using the EEOC guidelines to eliminate and prevent these behaviors.

Would it surprise you to know that falls are the #1 cited safety violation in the workplace this year? Start your new workplace safety program by listening to this episode where Pandy shares the top ten cited violations by OSHA. Though the numbers have decreased from 2023 by 10% we can all be reminded how important it is to train for and maintain a safe work environment.

Does your state require that employees be paid to vote on election day? Have you educated yourself on the state voting laws of your remote workers? Don't wait until it's too late and your workforce is leaving the building to vote ... while still on the clock. In this episode Pandy shares the states that provide paid voting leave and the possible requirements other states may impose on employers to assure their employees make it to the polls.

With the popularity of recreational and medical marijuana how is a company to enforce a drug policy? Just finding employees that don't use marijuana is a struggle but ignoring the possible risks and harm drug use can have in the workplace is not the answer any of us can afford to practice. Doug Oldham from Barnes and Thornburg in Columbus, Ohio joins Pandy to discuss how to craft an effective drug policy when considering marijuana in the workplace.

Did you know that Montana is the only state in the US that does not recognize at-will employment? Companies rely on at-will employment as a safety net for employment decisions but at the same time courts across the country are challenging the open ended use of at-will employment. In this episode Pandy reminds you of the key elements to an at-will decision and how to assure you are exercising this employment law correctly.

Have you noticed more of your remote workers missing meetings. Missing deadlines or calls with the team? If you suspect they're at a soccer game or swim lessons you're not alone. What can you do if you suspect your remote employees are also watching their children during working hours? Leah Stiegler and Emily Kendall Chowhan from Woods & Rogers Law Firm in Virginia join Pandy in this episode to clarify the legal approach to requiring employees to provide childcare for their families during working hours. It's a sensitive topic but you'll appreciate their advice.

With the new updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act's new salary threshold, what changes can employers make and still remain compliant? Karl Ulrich with Sebaly, Shillito and Dyer joins Pandy to discuss changing terms of employment and the option of restructuring to address the upcoming increases to the salary threshold.