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New Manual's Likely Impact on HR

By James McDonald Jr.

Making accommodations for employees with mental disabilities has never been easy, and it's about to get more difficult with the release of the American Psychiatric Association's new manual of mental disorders.

Wellness in the Land of Confusion

By Jill Cueni-Cohen

While HR leaders want to know just how the definition of "voluntary" applies to company wellness programs, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is having trouble coming up with a firm position. Experts weigh in on ways employers can manage their wellness plans regardless of a solid definition from the commission.

Investigation Dos and Don'ts

By Dale A. Hudson

It's an event that no human resource professional looks forward to: While balancing performance evaluations, open enrollment, and other daily tasks, you check your email and learn that the secretary to a key executive is complaining she is being sexually harassed by her boss. Now, you need to investigate.

Risky Recruiting Business

By Mark McGraw

A SHRM survey finds many companies that rely on social networking sites for recruiting eschew policies on social media use for this purpose. Experts say using social media in the recruiting process can be risky in and of itself, but failing to implement a formal policy puts the organization on even shakier ground.

The Path to Paid Sick-Leave Laws

By Mark McGraw

The Healthy Families Act is back on the Congressional table, with support for paid sick-leave laws growing. The bill's passage, while uncertain in 2013, could eventually expand on FMLA in ways HR should make note of, experts say.

Legalized Marijuana: An HR Challenge

By Josephine Elizabeth Kenney

Given the growing public acceptance of medical marijuana--18 states now have laws on the books regarding its use--HR leaders should be working with legal counsel to craft a company-specific, individualized approach to the divisive drug.

Pushing Back on Right to Know

By Kristen B. Frasch

The U.S. Department of Labor's request for comment on a survey that lays the groundwork for its controversial Right to Know proposed rulemaking is creating quite a stir among employers.

Dangerous Intersection For Employers

By Tom Starner

With a growing number of ADA lawsuits connected to FMLA leave policies, employers must remain flexible and pay attention when setting their own internal strategies.

Dealing with the New I-9 Form

By Carl Shusterman

The I-9 form may be the most complex and misunderstood one-page form ever issued by the federal government. But organizations must grapple with the latest iteration of the form, which becomes mandatory on May 8, or else suffer the consequences.

Playing Political Chess with the NLRB

By Jill Cueni-Cohen

The National Labor Relations Board has historically been used by presidents as a pawn in a game of political chess, but that game could soon come to an end. Labor lawyers, however, advise employers to keep playing, and to keep following the rules.

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Keisha-Ann G. Gray

Terminating an Addicted Employee

We have an employee who is a chronic prescription drug abuser. He has not been performing at work but every time we try to terminate him for cause, he immediately enters a drug rehabilitation program in order to avoid termination under the ADA, claiming that he has a disability. Does the ADA require that we keep this under-performing employee on our payroll just because he is enrolled in a drug rehabilitation program?

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