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The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the 2016 Talent Matters: Recruiting, Engagement, and Branding Survey in March 2016. Recruiting, engagement, and employment branding are the bread and butter of talent management. We asked participants everything from their perceptions on engagement and branding to what steps they take to engage their employees to what they […]
As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun a round of audits of covered entities and their business associates.
Postal workers can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to work safety! HRSBT recently reported on a mail carrier being assaulted by turkeys on his daily route, and now new reports are surfacing of another menacing animal attacking postal workers in the United Kingdom!
By BLR Legal Editor Susan Prince, JD Employers, get ready for a busy summer! Just when you are about to embark on your summer getaways, dreaming of sun and relaxation … you are probably going to have 60 days to make sure you are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes. Well, […]
One of my clients has an employee who is requesting compensation for time spent enrolling in benefits using his/her personal time. The employees have limited access to computers since they work in a production area. The employer will have a computer set up for employees to use during the week of open enrollment. However, employees […]
By Steve Jones, JD, Jack Nelson Jones & Bryant, P.A The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently reversed a district court’s decision that an employee wasn’t exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because her primary duties weren’t related to […]
By Upendra Chivukula and Veny W. Musum Today, almost 50% of Americans own zero capital wealth. With the already manifest discontent all over the country, this fact is an ominous recipe for even wider, much more serious future levels of unrest. However, there is a solution. Shared employee ownership via Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) […]
New data from a survey by PayScale, Inc., addresses male and female perspectives on gender equity and equal opportunity in the workplace and confirms that there is a “perception gap” between the sexes, especially in male-dominated fields such as the tech industry.
Yesterday’s Advisor explored proposed DOL rules concerning paid sick leave for federal contractors. Today we provide more on that topic, maximum accrual, carryover, reinstatement, and payment for unused leave as well as existing leave policies.
Yesterday’s Advisor discussed how apprenticeships are increasingly being used as an effective learning tool. Today, we present more training news: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a $1.9 million funding opportunity to expand apprenticeships and support for women in nontraditional occupations.