With more than half of the U.S. legalizing the use of marijuana in some form or another, maintaining a safe and drug-free environment is becoming more difficult to achieve.

Workplace disputes can range from simple verbal arguments to the extreme of workplace violence. Depending on the situation, the employer may need to do more than simply smooth out conflicts.

The old axiom that "words can never harm me" may have been true at some point, but that is certainly no longer the case in this age of #MeToo.

In the first seven months of this year, there have been over 5,000 I-9 audits of U.S. workplaces.

The use of profanity in everyday conversation has become pervasive, especially with Generation Xers and Millennials.

Providing a leadership training program for first generation, non-English fluent Hispanic employees can be challenging.

These incidents are usually more mundane than the outrageous conduct reported recently involving Hollywood and the halls of congress.

First generation Hispanics in the American workplace have a variety of complex issues that are worth noting by their English-speaking managers and supervisors.

What will we do to assure that employees have a workplace where they can thrive and produce without fear of unfair or improper treatment?

The federal government, state government, and even local entities, such as cities, can and do issue workplace rules and regulations that require employers to do or not do a myriad of things.