Category: Management and leadership

Q&A: Is providing menstrual leave discriminatory?

More employers are adding menstrual leave, and most are writing it the riskiest way possible: restricted by sex. Here’s what the PWFA already requires, where Title VII exposure creeps in, and how to keep the benefit without the liability.

How to write a job hazard analysis: 5 expert tips

A job hazard analysis is one of the most useful tools a supervisor has for preventing accidents and guiding on-the-job training. These five tips, from keeping it simple to observing the task in real time, will help you write a JHA that actually gets used.

Q&A: When is employee training time paid under the FLSA?

In this HR Hotline Q&A, an HR Hero subscriber asked whether employees sent to supervisor school on the company’s dime must also be paid for the time spent there. The FLSA’s answer comes down to four criteria, and this employer meets none of the exceptions.