What are the rights of the accused in a workplace investigation?
I am a manager who is responsible for multiple projects and works with people from different departments. A few months ago, I was accused of [...]
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.Can we fire an employee who has used up his FMLA leave?
We have an employee who has been out under NJ state disability insurance for five months, and has therefore exhausted his FMLA leave. We have [...]
Is my boss violating any laws when he makes me have my full name on my work badge?
Posted 02-25-2015 Ann Kiernan replies: It is perfectly legal to require you to wear a name badge at work. In fact, it is required in many [...]
What are my rights in workplace investigations?
I was falsely accused of damaging property at work. I have been an employee there for three years. The HR rep told me that security [...]
Is a regular shift a reasonable accommodation?
I am a supervisor who works 12 hour rotating shifts that go from day to night and vice versa in a 7 day period. I [...]
Is it legal for my company to demand my cell phone records or a urine test after an accident?
I was recently involved in a minor traffic accident in a work vehicle in which I was the only person in my vehicle and there [...]
Is it demotion or constructive discharge?
I was vice-president of my company until 1/7/2015. At a meeting on 1/5/2015, the president announced that he had made another gentleman senior vice-president. I [...]
How should we pay hourly employees for travel and training time?
I am an hourly employee that punches in at 8 am and out at 4 pm M-F. I was recently sent out of state for [...]
Can a supervisor forbid someone to apply for an open position?
One of my colleagues was specifically told by his supervisor not to apply for an open position. Somehow, that doesn’t sound right to me. Is [...]
If I have information about domestic violence in a co-worker’s private life can I tell human resources without getting into trouble?
Posted 11-12-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: You don’t say what the information is, or why you want to tell HR, so I cannot give a complete answer. [...]