Month: March 2011

Departments Issue PPACA Regulations on Waivers for State Innovation

The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury recently issued proposed new regulations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that outline the steps states must take to acquire Waivers for State Innovation. Under the PPACA, in 2017, states will be able to ask for such waivers to allow […]

Who Should Prepare Your Job Descriptions?

While it is the HR department in most medium-sized and larger firms that performs the job analysis function and coordinates the writing of job descriptions, the entire process usually requires some input from other levels of the company hierarchy.

Canadian Corporate Directors’ Liability for Unpaid Wages in a Unionized Environment

By Kevin O’Neill Employment standards acts (ESAs) across Canada impose certain personal liabilities on directors or officers regarding unpaid wages of a company. The potential amounts and the circumstances in which such personal liability may arise vary from one jurisdiction to another. In British Columbia (BC), the ESA imposes liability on directors or officers for […]

Out of Sight, Out of Court? Don’t Bet On It

Telecommuting is attractive to many workers, and it’s no surprise. What is a surprise is how many of them are suing their employers. That’s right, suing. Over wage and hour issues. Over reimbursement of travel costs on days they do have to come in. Even over safety matters. The lawsuits are neither small nor cheap. […]

Two 26-Week FMLA Leaves Back to Back? Seriously?

In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered the tricky questions around certification for FMLA military caregiver leave. Today, doubling up on military caregiver leave, and an introduction to the best-selling “FMLA Bible. May an employee take back-to-back military caregiver leave for more than one seriously injured or ill servicemember? Yes. By regulation, military caregiver leave is a […]

Military Caregiver Certification—Almost the Same, But Not Quite

There are a lot of new twists to FMLA thanks to the new military caregiver leave. In today’s Advisor, we tackle the quirks in certification requirements. May we require certification for taking military caregiver leave? Yes. When leave is taken to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness, an employer may […]

HR Daily Advisor wants to make sure you are armed for HR success throughout 2011

For a limited time, the HR Daily Advisor is offering three FREE special HR reports covering topics that continue to pose new challenges. With the 2011 HR Essentials for Success Kit, you’ll receive: —5 Mistakes Everyone Makes With Job Descriptions and How to Avoid Them —Critical HR Recordkeeping —5 Tips for Creating HR Policies That […]

SHRM Promotes New Workplace Flexibility Policy

This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. In late spring, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launched a comprehensive public policy campaign to promote workplace flexibility. As part of this campaign, SHRM is proposing a […]

Hot List: Wall Street Journal’s Bestselling Hardcover Business Books

The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan. 1. Tell to Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber. Shows how to move beyond soulless Power Point slides, facts, and figures to create purposeful […]