Eric Swenson's Leadership Blog

Here’s a common sense, straight-forward way to manage the issue of employees blogging at (or about) work. Remember – this, like all areas...

When an employee reports to two bosses, it creates a number of problems – especially when creating performance appraisals. I’m spending...

Five percent of all US businesses had a violence problem in 2006. It could literally happen to you. The concern is identifying the...

Although federal law prohibits the employment of aliens unauthorized to work in the United States, California law still protects them....

The traditional notion of sexual harassment is man-woman. That’s no longer the case! Even if your company has all female (or all male)...

Yes – it happens. Although the FMLA is in the best interests of employees, it can (like anything else) be abused by employees. This...

It’s official – and somewhat surprising: Discrimination complaints to the EEOC are on the rise – especially race, sex and retaliation....

Happy Valentine’s Day Eve! Yet another article on the pitfalls of dating in the workplace – for both employers and employees. What...

Non-harassment training for supervisors is mandated for businesses with 50 or more employees (and/or independent contractors) in...