When a government contractor fired an employee over a Facebook photo that showed her giving the middle finger to President Trump, it probably didn’t expect such a widespread negative reaction from the public. (more…)
Policy and culture
By now, most savvy companies know they can’t bar employees from discussing such things as salaries and working conditions. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some companies out there that try to do it anyway. (more…)
An increasing number of employers are relying on biometric timekeeping to accurately track employees work hours, and that's led to an uptick in class-action lawsuits from unhappy employees. (more…)
Three words that leave even the most cool, calm and collect Finance chiefs reaching for their Advil and/or Tums: Intermittent FMLA leave. (more…)
Companies are well within their rights to enforce drug policies that prohibit employees from working under the influence of drugs that impact performance and safety, even if the substances are legally prescribed prescription drugs. But there is a gray area…
Imagine if the price-tag for one of your employee's laptops ran your company seven figures. That’s how much it just cost one of your peers when one of its employee’s laptops was stolen. (more…)
When it comes to travel-expense management tools, CFOs have never had a greater variety of options to choose from -- and it's only about to get better. Sunny Manivannan, the general manager of Coupa Expenses, guest authors a post for…
A traditional approach to business transformation will no longer cut it in today's digital economy. That means CFOs must gain a deeper understanding of the role tech plays in future investments and how data can help. To that end, Jim…
It's no secret that CEOs and other execs significantly out-earn their rank-and-file counterparts, but it might be a bit jarring to find out just how much more the C-Suite make. And thanks to a new reg that's slated to kick…
There’s a right way and a wrong way to proceed when you suspect an employee is abusing his or her FMLA leave. (more…)
When you offer a company "ethics" hotline for reporting suspicious or fraudulent behavior and then fire an employee for using said hotline, you can hardly be shocked when the feds come down hard on you. (more…)
Will a recent court ruling submarine the Equal Pay Act? (more…)
