Monitoring your employees - In what cases is it OK?

Employer-ism voyeurism. Modern American society seems obsessed with peering in on one’s generally private thoughts and moments.

Problem: Many employers are confused as to how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) apply when it comes to an employee’s absence or requests for leave due to depression.

Michigan Medical Marijuana Act Does Not Override Employment Policies

Problem: Human resources issues become more complex every day with new and ever changing federal and state employment regulations.

Your Company's Good Faith Efforts to Comply With Anti-Discrimination Laws Can Bar Punitive Damage Awards

Punitive damages, or exemplary damages, are those that a judge or jury can award over and above compensatory damages, like lost wages, to punish a losing party’s willful or malicious misconduct.

Problem: E-Mails to Lawyer May Not be Privileged Because Of Employer Policy

A New York judge recently ruled that a hospital’s e-mail policy means messages sent by a physician to his lawyers are not protected by attorney-client privilege.