Cold and flu season is here, and employees are missing work because of the flu. For this week’s HR Scenario, let’s take a look at a question from one of our small business clients: Can an employee take FMLA leave for the flu? While you might assume the flu is...

For this week’s scenario, let’s take a look at addressing employee misconduct when an employee states the conduct was caused by a mental disorder. Here’s the situation: You are a manager for a call center. This morning you received a call from a customer complaining that during a recent call,...

One of the questions our clients frequently ask is “What steps should I take if one of my employees is hurt while working?”  This question is common because our safety managers do a great job of working with our clients to prevent injuries in the workplace.  As a result, injuries...

Valentines Day is just around the corner and love is in the air, but what happens when two of your employees feel that sting of Cupid's arrow? In this installment of our ongoing HR Scenarios Series, our National HR Client Service Manager, Kim Schaff, SHRM-SCP, PHR, will walk you through...

This article is part of our ongoing HR Scenario Series. In each of these articles, an HR expert will walk you through a real-life HR scenario and break down how this situation should be handled and all the ins and outs of the rules and regulations that impact the scenario....

Each article in our HR Scenario series walks you through a real-life HR scenario. We address how to handle each situation, and look at the  complex rules and regulations that apply. HR Scenario: Staying compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can be challenging! However, remaining diligent in your compliance...