A small service company hires Alex. The agreement says: Independent Contractor Alex submits invoices. The company doesn't put him on its regular employee roster. Management calls him a “1099.” Sounds straightforward. Then you look at…
Rachel walks into HR on Thursday afternoon and puts her phone on the desk. She has six messages from a coworker, Kevin. The first two are annoying but not especially remarkable. Then the tone changes.…
At 10:17 Monday morning, HR gets a message from a department manager: “Terminate Daniel today. Performance has been terrible for months.” Fine. Maybe Daniel really does need to go. Then HR opens his file. No…
For almost a year, Marcus worked from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Then his childcare situation changed. He spoke with his supervisor and asked whether he could start an hour later. The supervisor agreed. The…