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By Dave Clemens Of all the tasks that HR hopes line managers will carry out effectively, performance reviews stand at or near the top of the list. After all, proper evaluations form the core of so much of HR’s work. How can the organization properly promote, reward or – if need be – prune out the […]
The Colorado Division of Labor has taken a new position on enforcing wage claims based on an employer’s vacation policy, and the position is leaving employers with questions about whether use-it-or-lose-it vacation policies are lawful in the state. In response to inquiries about whether policies that prohibit employees from rolling over some or all earned […]
It’s finally here! Wednesday, October 21, 2015, marks the date when Emmett “Doc” Brown and Marty McFly took their Mr. Fusion-powered flying DeLorean time machine into the future (or should we say the present?) in the classic film Back to the Future: Part II. To celebrate the occasion, we look at a few memorable scenes […]
Are you more ambitious than a 12th-grader? They may not be in the workforce as adults just yet, but as the next generation of workers, high school seniors have already formed solid opinions about life in the working world. A new survey by CareerBuilder explores this topic. A new CareerBuilder survey looks at how the […]
Today—Wednesday, October 21, 2015—is the date when Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown and Marty McFly took their DeLorean time machine into the “future” in the classic movie Back to the Future: Part II. To mark the occasion, we look at a few memorable moments—and how some are more applicable to HR than you may have originally […]
Human resources executives of global companies are most concerned about rising housing costs and increasing requests from transferring employees who want additional spouse career assistance, according to a survey from Cartus Corporation, a provider of global relocation services.
We want to draft a policy that allows us to install a monitoring app on employee’s personal phones that can contain private HIPAA data and gives us the option to remotely wipe the phone if stolen. The hurdle is that we do not provide any reimbursement for personal phones. Are we allowed to do this […]
Let’s just say it’s not most people’s favorite thing to do. Known in human resources offices as “Open Enrollment,” the annual ritual of choosing your medical plan, opting in or out of dental and vision coverage, and deciding how much money to put in your flexible spending account is, as they say, “part of growing […]
By Jennifer Carsen, JD On September 8, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule that would add gender identity protections for individuals enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and certain other health coverage plans.
by Andy Rodman One of employers’ most common complaints about administering Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave is employees’ tendency to abuse intermittent leave. What if you find out that an employee out on FMLA leave for 10 weeks to care for her spouse, who has a serious health condition, was seen working for […]