Can we ask contractors to use a time clock?
May I ask those providing service under a contract to sign in and out using a time clock when they are on premises? (This is [...]
About Ann Kiernan
Ann Kiernan has litigated claims of wrongful discharge and discrimination before state and federal courts and administrative matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, representing both employers and employees. Ms. Kiernan co-hosted The Employee Rights Forum, a weekly radio call-in show reaching up to a half-million listeners in the New York metropolitan area, and her articles on employment law have been published in many books and magazines. Both as a firm partner and as a director, Ms. Kiernan gained solid experience in management and human resources compliance. She has worked with Fair Measures since 1997.Who gets a dead employee’s records?
When an employee dies, who should get his W-2 forms? I got a call from someone who said she was his mother. Should I send [...]
Is the CEO allowed to sit in on a sexual harassment investigation?
The employer called an employee in to ask questions about rumor circulating among staff about an alleged sexual relationship with another staff member. In the [...]
Workplace Violence: Be Prepared, Not Paranoid
You’d like to think it would never happen, but you know that it can. Assaults, stabbings, even shootings can occur at your workplace. According to [...]
Can pregnant workers be laid off?
Business is very slow and I need to lay off a person from the office. However, both of the employees I am considering for layoff [...]
Can employees be forced to be vaccinated?
I am being asked to produce documentation of immunization for measles, mumps and rubella for a medical/surgical nursing job. My nurse colleagues and I have [...]
My boss won’t talk to me. Is that constructive discharge?
I was asked to give feedback about my supervisor. I reported he was a poor communicator and needed to improve his time management skills. Two [...]
What are rights of reservists?
I was away from work for a month serving in the Army Reserves. My employer said it was OK for me to go and that [...]
Can an employer force an employee to attend a meeting that has been scheduled on her day off?
Posted 10-13-2015 Ann Kiernan replies: Yes. Of course, if she is a non-exempt (hourly) employee, she is entitled to be paid for all hours worked, which [...]
Can we bar an ex-employee from the premises?
Recently, an employee I supervise quit with no notice. She had been a disruptive employee to both the clients and other staff members. My question- [...]