Business openings and closings in Richmond area

During any time of the year, weather or other factors might prompt an organization to close for some period of time, during which the employer might instruct employees not to work at all or to work remotely.

Employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors are under fire more than ever with Virginia’s 2020 legislation and by the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed regulations.

In a recent discrimination case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January that an organization’s documentation demonstrated that the employee’s performance was the reason for her transfer, not her race.

The scenario is all too common. An employee is subjected to an offensive, intimidating or hostile work environment due to the actions by another employee or third party in the workplace. She fears retaliation if she reports it. But the employee wants to tell someone.

Terrible employees usually create a lot of drama and disruption and sometimes employers feel trapped on whether they can fire them. They can. 

Despite extensive investment in programs focusing on implicit bias and diversity, equity and inclusion, stereotypes still prevent women from gaining access to jobs traditionally held by men and vice versa.

An incoming school superintendent in Massachusetts, Vito Perrone, alleges that his job offer was rescinded after he referred to two women in the interview process as “ladies” in an email.

Perhaps fortunately, April 1, a day designated April Fools’ Day, falls on a Saturday this year, but that doesn’t mean plenty of employees won’t have access to doing something stupid at work that could get them fired, or arrested.

Society tells men they can’t be sexually harassed. This leads to them experiencing unwanted behavior in the workplace and then being afraid to report it.