Many employers have zero tolerance for drug testing. I served in the Army Reserve and Army National Guard for 25 years. The US Army had a so-called zero tolerance policy for NCO’s and officers. Any Non-Commissioned officer or commissioned officer caught doing drugs in a drug test would be automatically discharged. If the offender was
Employers Must Provide Breaks for Women who Breastfeed
Part of the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The amendment requires all employers to provide reasonable breaks and a location for women to express milk for their children. The act supports women who breastfeed their children. The location must be in a
San Antonio Unemployment Improves
The national economy added 162,000 jobs in March, but the unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7%. That is the largest job gain in three years. No small achievement for this battered financial picture. See report. Meanwhile Texas unemployment for February stayed the same at 8.2%. San Antonio unemployment improved to 6.4% from the
Employers Incur Risk if they Pursue Action Against an Employee for Off-Duty Web Comments
Facebook is now the third largest country in the world. That is, if each user of Facebook was a citizen of a country, then that country would be the third largest. Facebook, Myspace, Linked, the list of social media web sites grows longer each year. Blogging grows leaps and bounds every year. Cases in which
Work Email belongs to the Employer
We love our email. But, sometimes, email is our undoing. Ronda Templeton talks about email and its travails in this San Antonio Express-News article. Of course, she mentions how wise it is to think before you send any email. Once sent, it is nearly impossible to bring back an email.
Every employee should also
COBRA Ensures Continued Health Insurance Coverage
Every employee assumes or hopes he will not be fired. But, if you get fired, you need to understand your COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) rights. COBRA is the federal statute which requires an employer to make available to a terminated employee continued health insurance coverage. The continued coverage comes at a price.
NPR Looks at Work-Life Balance
NPR is running a series looking at work-life balance. In this episode, they look at folks who work from home and how it helped their work-life balance.
Why Some People Cannot Get a Job
Why some people cannot get a job: "found ur id on;line and found that u ans evil hr question. i am struck with a question in interview of "why my grades are so low". and also cant find an ans where a positive mindset is going to be created in mind of the interviewer. i
San Antonio Unemployment Increases
The national unemployment rate remains steady at 9.7% this month. The state unemployment rate remains steady at 8.2%, still lower than the national rate. The San Antonio area unemployment rate did increase from 6.9% to 7.7%. A year ago this month, the San Antonio rate was 6.4%.
EEOC Hit with $4.5 Million in Attorney Fees
The EEOC was hit with an award of $4.5 million in attorney’s fees by a federal district court in Iowa. That is, the EEOC was ordered to pay $4.5 million to the winning side in their lawsuit. Workplace Prof has discussed the award. Turns out the EEOC filed suit on behalf of one woman and