Roundup: Training managers; Employees and second jobs; RTO; Wages and weather closures; Cannabis and work

When you ask a small human what they want to be when they grow up, they never say "manager." This is partly because manager costumes are very boring. It may also be time to rethink how we reward people for great work.

Yes, you can have a side hustle. But you still have to show up and meet performance expectations at your main gig.

Here's more from the NLRB's General Counsel on employee restrictions in employment agreements.

Let's talk about Return to Office (RTO) policies. For employers, it's not really about collaboration, serendipitous conversations, innovation, or being in the presence of other living breathing beings. It's about commercial real estate.

When work is closed for bad weather, some employees get paid for the day while others don't. That doesn't seem fair. Why is that?

The answer turns on whether someone is exempt from overtime or not. But why does eligibility for overtime have anything to do with people not working at all? This is a very good question.

When your employees test positive for cannabis, consider how you want to spend your time and money, because you probably don't know anything except that they used it within the last week or two, probably when they were off work.

Then come back here and read this excellent discussion by Robin Shea on how the ADA intersects with legal and illegal drug use.