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Question: We usually don’t mind employees chit-chatting while they work, but some recent politics-related conversations have gotten rather loud and heated. Can we tell employees not to discuss politics at work? Answer: You can limit political speech and associated conduct that are not work-related—provided you don’t infringe on protected Section 7 rights or applicable state
Introduction Production digital printing delivers many advantages such as on-demand printing, 1:1 personalization, and just-in-time manufacturing. One of the lesser-promoted advantages has been, for a certain subset of devices, the ability to add colors or special effects beyond the process colors of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). These digital embellishment effects, sometimes called CMYK+
Introduction Not long ago, Museum of Printing President and Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Frank Romano recorded a WhatTheyThink video about print education entitled Print Basics Are Not. Frank’s point was that in his lifetime, print education (which had been taught in virtually every high school in the past) had for all practical purposes
Question: We have an employee out due to a work-related injury. Do we still need to send them Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) paperwork if they’re already on workers’ compensation? Answered by the HR Experts: It depends. The FMLA and workers’ compensation serve different purposes. The FMLA provides unpaid job-protected leave, while workers’ compensation
Question: One of our employees cut their hand on the edge of a broken filing cabinet at work. We asked if they wanted medical treatment, but they declined. Should we still have them fill out an accident report? Answered by the HR Experts: Advice provided by Mineral. This Q&A does not constitute legal advice and
Do you have what it takes to be proclaimed the “Best in the West”? Enter your best work and find out! PIA is excited to kick off the “Call for Entries” for the 2026 Print Excellence Awards competition. Each year this regional event rewards the best craftsmanship and technology in the dynamic printing, imaging and
Question: When is an employer’s action considered to be retaliation? Answer: Retaliation remains one of the most common employment claims across the U.S. One of the biggest risks for employers is not what action is taken, but when it is taken. Courts and agencies often look at the timing between an employee’s protected activity, such
Would your employees know where the other exits are in case their first choice was too crowded or it was not available because of the emergency? Maybe they work in a small office or a small building, while others might be in a large complex with many exits. Are you sure the doors will be
One perennial topic in workplace safety is how to get injured workers back on the job as quickly as possible, and when it is safe to do so. The key, experts say, is to help the injured employee better engage in the workers’ comp system, so they have a better understanding of the claims process
Question: What should be included in an offer letter? Answered by the HR Experts: The offer letter should outline the job’s expectations and benefits and provide explicit compensation details. Ideally, it provides the candidate with all the information they need to decide whether to accept the job. A standard offer letter should generally include the following:
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