When an employee has two employers who each have actual or potential legal rights and duties to him or her, that relationship is called co-employment. Co-employment is part and parcel of contracting workers through a staffing firm or agency because...

Many people willingly sign non-compete agreements with employers without stopping to read the fine print or consider the implications. What happens if you've signed a non-compete and you get offered a better job in a different state? Will you suffer...

Learning that a trusted employee is stealing from your company can be a shocking experience. At first, you may feel like looking the other way or reacting violently. Neither is a good response. Looking the other way encourages further issues, not just...

A whistleblower is an employee who makes a complaint to law enforcement or regulatory agencies about a company’s illegal or unsafe conduct. This person is figuratively blowing the whistle on his or her employer. An employee who gives information to...