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Are You Training Employees on These 4 Tactics to Become More Effective Communicators?
In today’s Advisor, guest columnist, Executive Coach Vivian Ciampi, shares the first two of four tactics to build stronger workplace relationships and accelerate career success.
Jury Awards $2.6M to Pharmacist With Needle Phobia
Rite Aid Corp. will soon appeal a $2.6 million jury award for a pharmacist who is afraid of needles, according to recent court filings. A federal jury determined in January that the pharmacist’s phobia was a disability covered by the Americans with Disabilities and that he was fired because of that fear. Christopher Stevens, who […]
Make Performance Appraisals Work for You, Not for an Opposing Attorney!
Performance reviews can either hurt or help, says Attorney Susan G. Fentin. If an employee is fired for poor performance, but his or her appraisal was good, the appraisal can show pretext. However, when a poor appraisal is followed by a lack of improvement by the employee, your appraisal can demonstrate a legitimate (and nondiscriminatory) […]
‘Classic example of a complete disregard for employees’ basic rights’ (DOL)
It’s time for another wage and hour roundup—our regular collection of cases that remind HR managers that wage and hour violations are still prevalent—and expensive.
Do You Tip on Precedent?
I would make a reference to the movie Reservoir Dogs, but I’ve already done that the last time I wrote about tipping your waiter or waitress. So, I’ll give you a few minutes to reread that and then come back to this story about an app that could completely eliminate the gender pay gap through […]
When Employees Come Armed with Data About Dollars
“You can see them coming down the hall … the employee armed with survey data that show that he or she is grossly underpaid.” Consultant Barry L. Brown, SPHR, CCP, has a plan for blunting these attacks.
March madness or good, clean fun? What HR needs to know about office gambling
by Justin Lessner For many sports fans, March means March Madness and hour upon glorious hour of college basketball. There’s a good chance that some of your employees are planning office pools, just waiting for Selection Sunday, the day the official brackets are released. While they view office pools and other office gambling as a […]
Make Your Training Motivational with These Accelerated Learning Processes
In yesterday’s Advisor, we gave several activities you can use to keep your training engaging and motivational from start to finish. In today’s Advisor, we get expert advice on how you can use accelerated learning processes to motivate all of your trainees to absorb and apply your training content.
Ruling goes against Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban
by Tammy Binford In a ruling that wasn’t a surprise, a federal judge has ruled against Nebraska’s ban on same-sex marriage. But the fate of the state’s constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage awaits an appeal to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued the ruling on March 2. It […]