• What is Your Proactive Plan for 2026?

    As 2026 is near, now is the time to discuss whether your department will improve or maintain its status quo.  ...

  • Kindness is Critical in the Workplace

    This article is a post from Jeff Nowak's FMLA Insights blog.  Jeff is an employment lawyer at the Littler law ...

  • Employees Have a Duty to Cooperate

    Polite people sometimes refer to certain employees as being stubborn as a mule.  Less polite people translate stubborn as a ...

  • EEOC No Thanks

    The EEOC recently cobbled together a quorum of its Commissioners and that will enable the Commission to engage in official ...

  • When Should Tribal Employers Respond to Social Media Posts?

    Tribal employers must navigate the difficult question of whether an employee should be educated, disciplined or terminated for statements in ...

  • Employee Retention Questions to Ask

    This summer a newspaper article caught my attention regarding employee retention and it surprised me in a couple ways that ...

  • Age Discrimination is Dumb

    My news feed fed me an article from the Wealthy Nickel titled 15 Reasons Employers Won’t Hire People Over 50.  ...

  • Exempt Pay Increases this Summer

    Richard McGee                                     ...

  • Proof of Significant Harm in Discrimination Cases Not Necessary

    Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com 612-812-9673 The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ...

  • At-Will or For-Cause…Which is Better?

    Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com 612-812-9673 Your lawyers like at-will and your employees like for cause. Is there a middle ground ...

  • Independent Contractor or Employee…Does it Matter?

    Richard McGee richard@richardmcgeelaw.com richardmcgeelaw.com (website) 612-812-9673 Yes, it matters. Big Brother, The Man and the Government believe that when employers ...

  • Will Your Department Be Better in 2024?

    What is Your Strategic Plan for Your Department in 2024? Richard McGee 612-812-9673 richard@richardmcgeelaw.com As 2024 begins now is the ...

  • Federal Vaccine Mandate Apply to Tribal Employers

    Federal Vaccine Mandate for Employers Weeks ago President Biden asserted that his administration will require employers with more than 100 ...

  • Investigations Training

    My two day investigations training is scheduled for April 22 and 23 by Zoom.  There are available spots if you ...

  • Investigations Training

    There is interest in my two-day Investigations Training.  I have tentatively scheduled the training for April 22 and 23, 2021 ...

  • Posters, Policies & Forms

    The first question presented is whether tribal employers should hang posters? Please do not think about posters of sports stars ...

  • Performance Reviews?

    Should employers suspend performance evaluations in 2020 because of COVID? Answer:  No.  That is my answer but others disagree. In ...

  • Can Employers Mandate Vaccines?

    Can tribal employers compel employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19? My email inbox has received this question numerous times in ...

  • HR Professional Virtues

    As human resources professionals there is a significant range of skills, talents, attributes and virtues needed to navigate the myriad ...

  • Do Your Managers Know at Least 101 Things?

    101 Things Everyone Should Know About Tribal Employment After discrimination and harassment, our most popular training session is 101 Things ...