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Ask Rita: Can Employees Smoke Medical Marijuana at Work?

Ask Rita: Can Employees Smoke Medical Marijuana at Work?

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Do you need to accommodate the use of medical marijuana when making a hiring decision or for current employees?

Ask Rita: Is being a surrogate mother a profession?

Ask Rita: Is being a surrogate mother a profession?

May 19, 2010December 15, 2023 Ellen Aldridge, J.D.  and  Pamela Fyfe

Ask Rita explores whether an employee’s work as a surrogate qualifies as a second job that is in conflict with her employer’s agency.

Telecommuting and Flexible Work Arrangements: Do Them Right

Telecommuting and Flexible Work Arrangements: Do Them Right

April 16, 2010December 13, 2023 Robin Erickson

Robin Erickson, Director of Finance and Administration for an environmental nonprofit, shares her organization’s approach to telecommuting.

Working from Home: Sidebar on Legal Issues for Nonprofits

Working from Home: Sidebar on Legal Issues for Nonprofits

April 15, 2010December 20, 2023 Pamela Fyfe

Take these guidelines into consideration when adopting alternative work arrangements for your staff.

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Can nonprofits regulate what employees do on social media?

April 2, 2010December 19, 2023 Pamela Fyfe

Regulating what nonprofit employees say and do on social media is a slippery slope. Here’s some guidance to help nonprofits.

Ask Rita: Terminate Employee After One Year of Sick Leave?

Ask Rita: Terminate Employee After One Year of Sick Leave?

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Can an employer terminate an employee who exceeds the maximum medical leave?

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December 23, 2009December 16, 2023 Vernon Waldren

It’s the call no board member wants or expects to get: The organization’s executive director is being investigated for embezzlement.

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Ask Rita: When Swine Flu Hits the HR Department

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