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Perhaps you’ve been hearing the news about proposed changes to overtime pay and wondering how it might affect your organization. The truth is, we don’t yet know exactly how much of a change the Department of Labor (DOL) will make, but we know change is coming. Here are the basics on what is happening.
Workers in Japan whose employers’ offices are in high-rise buildings can feel relieved. As part of emergency planning for earthquakes and other disasters, the Japanese government is planning on mandating toilets on elevators!
by Emily Hobbs-Wright In a nationally awaited decision, the Colorado Supreme Court has upheld an employer’s termination of an employee who tested positive for marijuana because of his off-duty, off-premises marijuana use. The court issued a narrow decision on June 15 in Coats v. Dish Network, LLC. It turned on the fact that marijuana use […]
During the hiring process, a crucial decision for an employer is whether to bring on a new individual as an employee or as a contractor. Granted, in some businesses the choice may be clear, but in others it can require more of a judgment call. This decision is not a small one—it has legal consequences […]
It’s mid-June and construction season is well underway across the USA. That means this is a necessary time for training on excavation and trenching safety. In today’s Advisor, we get valuable training information from BLR® Legal Editor Ana Ellington. All excavations are hazardous because they are inherently unstable. If they are restricted spaces, they present […]
There’s great interest in scorecards and dashboards, but how do you get started? Jayson Saba, vice president of Market Strategy, Ceridian HCM, offered his tips at the SHRM Talent Management Conference, held recently in San Diego.
Maybe it’s not a great idea to dis your former coworker on a national radio show. Just ask Jason Alexander, aka George Costanza, who created a social media firestorm by saying he was happy that George’s fiancée was killed off (on screen, of course), and then tried to tweet his way out of the backlash.
If you’ve seen The Shining you certainly remember the scene when Jack Nicholson’s character, now thoroughly possessed by the Overlook Hotel’s diabolical spirits, hefts an axe and chases his wife through the snowbound resort. Cornering her in a bathroom, he splinters the door and bellows, “Heeere’s Johnny!” Scary stuff, for sure. For me, though, I […]
USERRA is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In short, it creates protections for uniformed servicemembers to keep their civilian jobs during a deployment or training period. USERRA was established in 1994 and serves as a clarification and addition to the Veteran’s Reemployment Rights (VRR) Statute. The aim of USERRA is to ensure […]
by Eowynne Noble In a recent good-news decision, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice shed new light on how damages should be awarded if a fixed-term contract is terminated early and the termination provision is unenforceable.