Weekly, newspapers in Alaska, Washington and Illinois publish Dr. Lynne Curry’s workplace business column. Monthly, magazines such as Carolina Business, Alaska Business Monthly, Podiatry Management and Construction Supervisor use her articles.

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BLEW THE WHISTLE LATE by Dr. Lynne Curry
Question: For three years I covered up for my boss. I looked the other way when he lied, cheated and stole. I paid him “play money” based on his padded expense accounts, letting him pretend the women he took with him on business trips had a real purpose. I said nothing Full Article »

HOT MAMMA AND DROP THE LOSER MENTALITY
Written by Dr. Lynne Curry Question: I work with a “hot mama” female manager that wears too small, too tight and way too revealing clothing. Full Article »

POISON PEN AND LOVE LETTERS
Last week, my boss fired the woman who shared administrative duties with me. I liked this woman, but I’d known she had it coming. I could never figure out what she was doing or what took her so long to complete tasks that I handled quickly and I ultimately decided she was surfing the Net. Because she didn’t really care about her job, she made countless mistakes and her cell phone rang off and on all day with personal calls. Full Article »

Managing A Tech-Savvy Workplace
Managing A Tech-Savvy Workplace Marketing and Your Social Media Policy Most employers are fully aware that social media has benefits and pitfalls with respect to marketing and the corporate reputation. While companies exploit social media to reach target audiences with increased efficiency and through new forums, disgruntled or careless employees may intentionally or inadvertently expose the company’s proprietary information or harm the corporate reputation on a global scale. Full Article »

How Bad Can It Get?
How Bad Can It Get? By Lynne Curry, SPHR Six women sued Wal-Mart ten years ago ... and then the six grew into 1.5 million. The 9th Circuit Court issued an opinion April 26th, 2010, certifying a class action suit against Wal-Mart. The net result – the risk of what a jury might say and the resulting costs multiplied by 1.5 million plaintiff will almost certainly force Wal-Mart to settle. Full Article »

E-Verify and Employers
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) For the first time, employers were required to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired for employment after November 6, 1986. IRCA imposed administrative sanctions for Form I-9 hiring and verification violations. IRCA made it unlawful to knowingly hire or continue to employ unauthorized aliens. The goal was to remove the “magnet”of employment that drives illegal immigration. Full Article »

Workplace Privacy Narrows By Lynne Curry, SPHR
Although employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the workplace, in a recent landmark case, California’s Supreme Court ruled that employee rights take a backseat to an employers’ “legitimate business interests.” In Hernandez v. Hillsides, California’s Supreme Court countered the theory that employees had a guarantee of privacy behind the closed doors of their own offices Full Article »

IS IT TOO LATE TO SAY SHE CAN’T DO THE JOB?
We hired “Angela” four months ago. We all liked her and still do, but she isn’t performing as we’d hope. Unfortunately, we’re now past the probationary period and we’ve just found that she’s disabled. We’re afraid of a problem if we fire her without a lot of documentation about her problems which we don’t have. Full Article »

WAGE AND HOUR SURPRISES AND RISKS
You’re stuck and your good intent doesn’t save you. You need to pay overtime wages, penalties and liquidated damages for any hours any of your employees worked past eight hours a day to “make up” for time off. You need to make sure your informal practices as well as your record-keeping fully complies with all wage and hour laws. Full Article »

Smooth Operator and Don't Offer What You Cannot Back Up
Everyone in my company realizes the senior manager I work for is a smooth operator enjoying sexual favors from the new female hires, but only a few of us know the full story. Full Article »

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