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Most employers know they cannot retaliate against someone for requesting or using Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. One way to defeat an FMLA retaliation claim is to provide evidence that the adverse employment decision was made, but not yet relayed to the employee, before she requested FMLA leave.
Recently, Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island heard a claim from a female employee who says she was placed on a paid suspension after announcing that she was pregnant.
Once you determine that a reverse mentoring program is right for you, it’s time for implementation. But how, exactly, should you go about implementing a program? Here are some basic steps that any organization can follow, many put forward by Gubbi, Hubbard, and Smith.
Effective innovation leadership creates an innovative culture that permeates all facets of an organization. Read on to learn more about what it is and why it’s important to implement innovation leadership in your leadership development program.
Web-based training has gained a lot of popularity in the workplace over the past decade. But does that mean you should completely skip hosting in-person training? Is one type of training better than the other?
We all know how much recruiting has changed over the last few years. Applicants no longer drop their résumé in the lobby drop box, they rarely fill out paper applications as walk-ins, and calls to speak to HR about open positions listed in the newspaper are practically non-existent.
A new survey provides insight into the factors that professionals consider when making career decisions.
The world’s largest private employer has announced it will raise starting pay for all its U.S. workers to $11 per hour. The change, which takes effect with the Feb. 17 pay cycle, is the latest in a series of salary increases, aimed at better wages for associates.
The past year has included many expected moves by the Trump administration, such as the reversal of some of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial decisions under the Obama administration, as well as several unexpected developments among several agencies.
The New Year rings in a new round of emerging legislation that is poised to make the job of screening and hiring candidates more complex for employers.