HR Stories Podcast - A Lesson in Every Story!
Episodes
Ep67: What You Missed - Policy and Law Updates You Can't Afford to Miss
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textJoin Chuck and John in this special episode where they replay their webinar they hold quarterly, updating HR professionals in all of the...
Ep66: Exposed and Ignored: The Battle for Mother’s Rights Under the Golden Arches
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this week's episode, we delve into the critical yet often overlooked aspects of the PUMP Act, through the lens of two compelling...
Ep65: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! A Verbal Assault and a Disability Defense
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:We’re having trouble w...
Ep64: We Don't Know What We Don't Know
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDive deep as we peel back the corporate curtain, revealing the shocking disconnect between leaders' expectations and the harsh real...
Ep63: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions: I'm tired of firing people. Help!
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:How many times/how often...
Ep62: Remote Work: The Failure to Return
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt goes without saying (but we will anyways) that the pandemic drastically changed our ways of working as well as our expectations of a ...
Ep61: Boundaries Beyond Borders: Navigating PTO, Relocations, and Rumors in Solo Departments
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we dive into the unique challenges faced by HR department of one employees. From managing PTO allocation to navigating ...
Ep60: Breaking Legal Barriers: The Part-Time Secretary Who Rewrote Harassment Laws
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDive into a riveting episode of HR Stories Podcast, featuring the story of Sheri Minarsky's brave stand against workplace harassmen...
Ep59: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! My Ex-Wife Is Claiming I Forced Her Out of the Company
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:Question #1 –Does your...
Ep58: Failure to Follow Direction Leads to an Employee Death
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen a piece of equipment with a history of related injuries claims the life of a high school student picking up hours over the summer, ...
Ep57: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! How to Make Them Swipe Right on Your Job Posting
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:Does anybody have good i...
Ep57: 2023's Top 10 Listener Questions
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat 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 call...
Ep56: Rudolph and Kringle Inc.- Unwrapping HR Lessons at the North Pole
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this special holiday edition of the HR Stories Podcast, join John and Chuck as they delve into the enchanting yet enlightening tale o...
Ep55: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! She Was Recording Her Coworkers!
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:My new employer is sendi...
Ep54: No Age Limitations: Old Workers Rebel against Employer Bias
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe ADEA, or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, is meant to protect older workers from disadvantages in job searching and while e...
Ep53: Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! Mergers, Holidays, and Status Changes
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:From an HR perspective, ...
Something Illegal Brewing at Starbucks
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWho ordered the Venti Peppermint Mocha Latte topped with discouraging of union activity? Anyone? In today’s story, Chuck and John ‘s...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! Prioritize, Performance Evaluations, and PTO
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:As a new HR Team of One,...
What Employees Want
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’ve all had those days at work where we just can’t give 100%. Maybe we were staying up late to watch the end of the big game. Mayb...
From the Vault: Accommodation Fails - All he wanted was to be treated equally
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToday, the team dips into the vault and resurfaces an episode from 2020. See how UPS could have avoided big legal trouble by following a...
Age and Generation Discrimination
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text"Okay, Boomer! Turn those hearing aids up and listen in." Even when said in jest, statements like these can easily create a si...
HR Q&A - We Answer Listener Questions! Requests, Referrals, and I-9 Forms
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:I got fired and now my e...
It Ain't Funny Creating a Hostile Work Environment
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat do you get when you cross a comedian with a hostile work environment? Today’s story! When a complaint comes out against people on...
HR Q&A - We Answer Listener Questions! Grumbling employees, PIPs, and Heavy Burdens
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today's episode goes into these questions:I have an employee who c...
"You don't get to tell me how to do my F_ _ _ ING job!" said the boss. An NLRA Section 7 and 8 Story.
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen a Pittsburg pizzeria’s kitchen staff raised a number of complaints about working conditions, they felt repeatedly unheard. After ...
HR Q&A - We Answer Listener Questions! Personal, Documentation, and Policy Hygiene
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:Is it HR's Responsibil...
We are all Employees (Part 2) - Stories about Employee Rights that Managers and HR Pros Need to Remember
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPart 2 of our Employee Rights Series, Chuck and John dive further into how understanding employee rights can not only help your company ...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! Establishing Policies
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:How do you properly calcula...
We are all Employees (Part 1) - Stories about Employee Rights that Managers and HR Pros Need to Remember
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you heard that you can get in trouble for discussing wages with other employees? This intimidation practice can not only be stressf...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! How far do we investigate?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:We have a full-time employe...
Unveiling Shadows: A Tale of Third-Party Sexual Harassment
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text When a business decides to work with a vendor or other third party that is not an employee, they still must protect their employees fr...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! FMLA Notes and Accommodations, Potential Age Discrimination, Leave of Absence Procedures
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode goes into these questions:We have an employee on FMLA...
From the Vault: The Story of the Lost Employee - Onboarding and Orientation
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn today's episode, we take a trip back to 2020 to revisit one of our most popular episodes - The Story of the Lost Employee. You o...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! Paid Undue Money, Exit and Stay Interviews, and Fire Drills
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode dives into several interesting questions:I left my fo...
The Story of the Night Workers: Paying all Employees Right
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you had that nightmare where you’re locked into your office and can’t get out? You check all of the doors and everywhere you go...
Listener Q&A - We Answer Your Questions! Refusing to Work with opposite sex, Bringing someone out of their shell, Switching an employee to non-exempt
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to another Listener Q&A with The Team at HR Stories! Today’s episode dives into several interesting questionsHow do you de...
"I’m Going to Run You Over with this Forklift" - An Intense Tale of Sexual Harassment
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen an employee consistently makes harassing comments and even threatens violence against another coworker, this company made missteps ...
Listener Q&A...We Answer Your Questions! - Remote Workers, FMLA, and Age Discrimination, Oh My!
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWelcome to the first Listener Q&A episode! Today, Chuck and John take on a batch of listener questions:How do you deal with an emplo...
The HR Stories Podcast Trailer
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe Team at HR Stories is on a mission to help small business owners, non-profit leaders, and HR Professionals create better employee ma...
Spreading Sickness: The New Work Pandemic
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou're sitting at your desk and the person next to you sneezes. A Few moments later, another sneeze, followed by the blowing of the...
Pregnancy Discrimination Supreme Court Ruling - Geduldig vs Aiello - the ORIGINAL Pregnancy Supreme Court Case That Changed HR
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSylvia Aiello, was a pregnant woman who sought disability benefits under the California State Disability Insurance program. However, the...
Did you get that signature? The High cost of NOT getting your I-9s right.
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou get a knock at the door. Your heart is beating in your ears. You knew this day could come but you weren’t sure when. You approach ...
The AI in HR
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“Hello! I'm ChatGPT, an AI language model trained to answer questions and provide information. As an AI myself, I believe that th...
Overcoming the HR Time Suck
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou start out your day with a list of to-do’s. First, you start checking your emails. Then another colleague stops by and asks you to ...
Constructive Discharge: Constructing a Potential Lawsuit for your Company
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRetaliation is a known issue when an employee reports a problem but did you know that indirect action to create an environment that woul...
Serving up Discipline and Potential Discrimination at Whole Foods
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn each of our work environments, we have specific policies and procedures that we outline for our employees. Holding employees to these...
Payroll Pitfalls: The 5 Sneaky Traps You Need to Watch Out For
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere are a number of ways that you, as an HR professional, can run into trouble, potentially even legal trouble, with employee payroll....
Violence in the Night: How to Protect Your Employees
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTrigger Warning Today’s episode contains discussions about workplace violence, violent acts, bullying, and the use of weapons. If you ...
When Joking Around at Work is No Laughing Matter
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn honor of April Fools Day recently rolling around again, the team talks about when jokes go too far and cross a line in the workplace....
Why did they leave you? The Story of Employee Turnover
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text We are seeing an increased rate of people voluntarily leaving their jobs. There is no one "golden ticket" answer to say why ...
Supreme Court weighs-in on FLSA Overtime for HCE's
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMichael Hewitt worked for Helix Energy Solutions Group on an offshore oil rig, usually for 84 hours a week. Helix Energy paid Hewitt on ...
Pregnancy and New Laws Coming to the Workplace
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week, Chuck and John welcome their first guest to the podcast - HR Stories Podcast Social Producer, Kait! When Kait was working in ...
Griggs vs Duke Power Supreme Court Ruling - Employment Testing and Discrimination
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn our ongoing series - Supreme Court Cases that Changed HR, we explore the Griggs v. Duke Power case, a lawsuit that involved intellige...
HR Stories Vault Episode - Sexual Harassment and Beth the Lifeguard - Faragher vs The City of Boca Raton
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThis week we pull out one of our more popular recording from the series - Supreme Court Cases that Changed HR Forever!Beth Faragher was ...
The Employee Edition...being Aware and Noticing Discrimination
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, John and Chuck turn the storyline around and talk to employees with stories about how different employers violated the ...
Workplace Romances. Is Love in the Air at your Workplace?
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s the start of so many rom coms - two co-workers working long hours together, having lunch together in the break room, and catching...
A Hairy Situation | The CROWN Act
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMany companies have put forth statements about increasing DEI initiatives. Even companies that haven't are having to become more aw...
The ADA - Don't Assume Because It Can Make an Ass Out of U and Me
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThere are always a lot of intricacies to consider in the HR world. What can make that even more challenging to navigate is having to rea...
Major Mess Ups With Minors Working
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhile there have been many laws instituted and policies established, there are still many instances of minors working inappropriately. I...
The Word on Word-of-Mouth Recruiting
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn a world where referral bonuses exist, there is a level of encouragement for employees to help in the recruiting process. This can be ...
Workplace Violence...."There's nothing we can do"
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Chuck and John investigate workplace violence through a story taking place in a small town at a chicken farm. A woman g...
The Checklists Edition - Getting HR Right and Avoiding Costly Mistakes
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, Chuck and John share 4 stories of HR missteps, how companies could have avoided their fate, and the importance of using...
Price Check at Kroger on New Uniforms Logo and Religious Accommodations
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNew uniforms and rebranding can be a fun and exciting time at a company. That, unfortunately, was not the case at Kroger grocery stores....
Harassment: A Dish Best Never Served
18 Dec 2022
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Send us a textApplebee's is marketed as a neighborhood place, welcoming of everyone. At a location in Plant City, FL, that was anything but the t...
Nurses - employees or not? A story about Classifications.
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAt Steadfast Medical Staffing, a group of nurses filed complaints with the Department of Labor that kicked off an investigation into the...
Sleeping on the Job...not a bedtime story.
07 Dec 2022
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Send us a textDanielle Clark worked for Charter Communications Regional Operations Center in Dallas, Texas. Her job was to monitor computer displays t...
One Phone call cost the company 7.2 Million Dollars
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, John and Chuck dive into how a single phone call costs a company 7.2 million Dollars in back wages and penalties. If yo...
But Boss...I Need to go to the Bathroom - A Reasonable Accommodation Story
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textMisty was a great temp employee who was on her way to being offered a full time position....until she revealed she needed extra bathroom...
Child Labor Law HR stories and Mistakes Companies Make
08 Aug 2022
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Send us a textIn this episode, John and Chuck discuss the lessons learned in a variety of child labor law violations.Support the showOur new book...Th...
"I want to go to bed with you", said her boss. - Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson...the original Sexual Harassment Supreme Court case
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, our hosts John and Chuck tell the behind the scenes story of Mechelle Vinson....a 19 year old Bank Teller and how she w...
"Are you wearing shorter skirts yet”? - Ellerth vs Burlington Industries
05 May 2021
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Send us a textKimberly Ellerth was 23, fresh out of college and recently married, when she landed a prized marketing job with Burlington Industries in...
Sexual Harassment and Beth the Lifeguard - Faragher vs The City of Boca Raton
16 Apr 2021
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Send us a textBeth Faragher was a 19 year old college student Lifeguard for the City of Boca Raton in Florida. But after years of constant sexual hara...
Temper Tantrum Tom Cruise - Profanity and yelling at your employees in the workplace
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn December 2020 an audio leaked with actor Tom Cruise yelling and screaming at his production crew because of their lack of following C...
Dirty Words Matter: Profanity and Hostile Work Environment
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAsk any of your employees; co-workers matter. What they do? How they treat you? And what they say? In this episode's story, we lear...
Baby Bump and Dump: Pregnancy Discrimination.
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt should be one of your happiest moments when the doctor tells you you are pregnant. And for Rosario Juarez, it was, yet she was afraid...
Accommodation Tales - All He Wanted Was to be Treated Equally
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe all have to attend meetings, but what if you couldn’t understand what is said. For the deaf community in the United States, this ...
The Tale of the Beard and the Applicant - EEOC Religious Accommodation
01 Oct 2020
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Send us a textAn applicant walks in....you want to hire him...he has a beard...you say he has to shave it...he says no, because of his religion. What ...
The Story of the Lost Employee - Onboarding and Orientation
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOrganizations spend thousands of dollars hiring the best candidate only to lose them on the first day. In the Story of The Lost Employee...
The Case of the Accidental Wage Theft - Wage and Hour Law
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you sure you are paying your employees correctly? In this week’s story, The Accidental Wage Thief Steals Cook Pay, we hear how mis...
The Story of the Gridlock Buster - Job Postings and the EEOC
25 Aug 2020
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Send us a textJob Postings, Discrimination, and EEOC - oh my!What happens when a media company decides to forgo their own job posting, ignore a qualif...