10/01/2013
Employees are entitled to reasonable accommodations for their religious needs, which can include time off to attend religious services. The key is reasonable. If you can document that, under the circumstances, a request is unreasonable, you don’t have to make the accommodation.
09/10/2013
Some lawsuits seem to drag on forever, especially when an employee’s lawyers endlessly demand access to company documents. Settling those cases for a modest sum may be the best approach if litigation is taking over and HR is so busy responding to discovery requests it can’t get other work done.