Latest Employee management Podcast Episodes
Celebrating the Civil Rights Act - There are Still Lessons to Learn
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - July 16, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. It’s July! You know that means we’re celebrating! Not only the 4th of July but also the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, signed July 2nd in 1964. In today’s episode, Chuck and John talk about the importance of this act and the work of the EEOC through the eyes o...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Out-of-work behavior, Termination Blues, and PTO Swaps
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - July 09, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Can I hold an employee responsible for behavior that they participate in outside of work, on personal time? Does it ever get easier to terminate someone? If a compa...
Gender Discrimination: How to Ensure an Inclusive Workspace and Avoid a Lawsuit
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - July 02, 2024 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Laws around discrimination on the basis of sex are nothing new but the conversation and nuance around it has changed. While political climates have made conversations around gender and sex a heated topic, how do you ensure your employees, management, and HR policies alig...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Job Descriptions, Balancing Accommodation with Production, and Celebrations
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - June 25, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Do you have a good step-by-step process for creating or gathering job descriptions for all roles in the company? How do you handle an employee who has slower output ...
Preventable Death in the Workplace
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Summer’s here and you don’t want to get ‘burned’ by the seasonal conditions. In today’s episode, Chuck and John explore the dangers of outdoor work conditions and how they can result in the most tragic of circumstances if you are not taking the proper steps to protect yo...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: The Dos and Don'ts of Exempt vs Non-exempt
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - June 11, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Can I, as an exempt employee, work in a non-exempt role at the same company performing a separate job? We hired someone has a salary exempt employee but after 10 mon...
The Hidden Dangers of Social Media Retaliation - What Employers Need to Know
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - June 04, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In today's episode, we're unraveling a case that blends social media, workplace rights, and a touch of constitutional debate. Chuck and John explore how Bevins & Son Inc. found themselves embroiled in a Department of Labor lawsuit over unpaid wages and social media retal...
From the Vault - Breaking Legal Barriers: The Part-Time Secretary Who Rewrote Harassment Laws
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - May 28, 2024 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Today, we jump back into the vault to revisit one of our most popular stories from this year - Sheri Minarsky's workplace harassment fight. We'll be back next week with a new episode. ------------ Dive into a riveting episode of HR Stories Podcast, featuring the story of...
It Spreads Faster Than Covid! - Watch out for this contagion in your office.
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - May 21, 2024 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Your office might be susceptible to a fast-spreading and harmful contagion. You can't see it but you can feel it... and you can definitely hear it. In this week's episode, Chuck and John talk about those negative voices you experience in the office and how they can impac...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: They're threatening to sue for wrongful termination
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - May 14, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Several employees clock in early and sit around, drinking coffee and talking, prior to their shift. Are we required to pay them for this? What do you do if you start...
The Headline Stories - You've Read About It. Let's Talk About it.
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - May 07, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Chuck and John do a twist on the normal episode, taking headlines you may have read and heard about and diving into them to pull out the lessons to be learned. In this jam-packed episode, the team talks through a several topics. Can making someone work longer shifts be...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: The Trolly Car Predicament for Saving Jobs
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - April 30, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today we have a couple of updates before we dive into the questions. White-Collar Exemption Update Can you keep gossip out of the workplace? Reasons companies aren’t hiring 50+ Today's episode goes into the...
Testing the limits: when Honest Belief meets Workplace Reality.
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. An employee gets drug tested and the test comes back positive. Seems like an easy call to make... or so you think. This was the predicament that an Airgas employee found himself in after using hemp products during his cancer treatments. After trying to plead his case, th...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Got a policy for your policies?
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Is there a type of policy an organization should have that shows the process of suggesting new ideas or policies? Our company is being bought out and there is a new ...
A Pig’s Head : I am going to make him an offer he can’t refuse
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. This week, the team is uncovering the dark side of retaliation in the workplace, straight from a nightmarish case at Tosh Farms, Tennessee. A shocking number of EEOC claims involve retaliation. Listen in to hear the spine-chilling tactics used against employees and the i...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: Vulgar Vehicles, Restricted Workloads, PTO Negotiations, and Poor Performers
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - April 02, 2024 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Our handbook policy says we cannot wear anything vulgar, but we don’t have anything about vulgar bumper stickers on our personal vehicles. Can managers order individu...
What You Missed - Policy and Law Updates You Can't Afford to Miss
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - March 27, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Join Chuck and John in this special episode where they replay their webinar they hold quarterly, updating HR professionals in all of the major industry law and regulation updates YOU CAN’T MISS! Stick around to the end for a special announcement From reviewing the big g...
Exposed and Ignored: The Battle for Mother’s Rights Under the Golden Arches
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - March 12, 2024 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this week's episode, we delve into the critical yet often overlooked aspects of the PUMP Act, through the lens of two compelling stories from nursing mothers at McDonald's. Discover what happens when workplace policies fail to support nursing employees, and the crucia...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! A Verbal Assault and a Disability Defense
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - March 05, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: We’re having trouble with a background check on a 15 year old intern. Is this even required? An employee verbally assaulted a new employee and she claims her autoimm...
We Don't Know What We Don't Know
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - February 27, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Dive deep as we peel back the corporate curtain, revealing the shocking disconnect between leaders' expectations and the harsh realities faced by employees. From unpaid overtime at Garnett News Company to deadly safety oversights, discover how policies fail in the face o...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: I'm tired of firing people. Help!
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - February 20, 2024 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: How many times/how often do you fire employees in your organization? What’s your take on who should talk during a termination? How long should you usually give an em...
Remote Work: The Failure to Return
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - February 13, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. It goes without saying (but we will anyways) that the pandemic drastically changed our ways of working as well as our expectations of a job. One of the most notable changes was the shift to remote work. While many companies embraced this change and have found a new way o...
Boundaries Beyond Borders: Navigating PTO, Relocations, and Rumors in Solo Departments
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - February 06, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this episode, we dive into the unique challenges faced by HR department of one employees. From managing PTO allocation to navigating a remote-first company culture spread across multiple states, listeners gain insights into the delicate balance of work-life boundaries...
Breaking Legal Barriers: The Part-Time Secretary Who Rewrote Harassment Laws
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - January 30, 2024 11:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Dive into a riveting episode of HR Stories Podcast, featuring the story of Sheri Minarsky's brave stand against workplace harassment. This episode, reveals Sheri's struggle as a secretary in Susquehanna County’s Department of Veterans Affairs, where she endured years of ...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! My Ex-Wife Is Claiming I Forced Her Out of the Company
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - January 23, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Question #1 – Does your company do anything to compensate exempt employees if they travel/work on weekends or holidays? Also, if they travel home on a work day, but ...
Failure to Follow Direction Leads to an Employee Death
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - January 16, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. When a piece of equipment with a history of related injuries claims the life of a high school student picking up hours over the summer, is it just a freak accident, or was this a preventable situation? How did the company respond to the OSHA recommendations? In today’s e...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! How to Make Them Swipe Right on Your Job Posting
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - January 09, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: Does anybody have good ideas to make your Indeed postings stand out and look less “basic” and “dry”? As a Manager, how do you create an environment where employees c...
2023's Top 10 Listener Questions
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - December 29, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. What a year it has been, not only in the world of HR, but for The Team at HR Stories! This year, we kicked off a new episode format called Listener Q&A where we answer questions submitted by YOU! This has been a great opportunity to discuss a variety of issues, from hygi...
Rudolph and Kringle Inc.- Unwrapping HR Lessons at the North Pole
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - December 19, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. In this special holiday edition of the HR Stories Podcast, join John and Chuck as they delve into the enchanting yet enlightening tale of Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. This episode offers a whimsical exploration of serious HR topics, including workplace discrimination, ...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! She Was Recording Her Coworkers!
HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story! - December 12, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSend us a Text Message. Welcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions: My new employer is sending me on training in Los Angeles. Can I bring my significant other? I recently discovered an employee is recording her teammates when she lea...
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