Author: Mark Wiletsky, Partner, Holland & Hart LLP

5 Tips for Accommodating Depression, PTSD, and Other Mental Illnesses

An estimated 16.1 million adults in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in 2015, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). That number represents 6.7 percent of all American adults who are 18 or older. Seven or eight out of every 100 people will have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) […]

Emphasize Exempt Duties in Your Job Descriptions for Exempt Positions

Job descriptions are important for several reasons, including providing evidence of the exempt nature of positions classified as exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This article discusses ways of emphasizing the “exemptness” of positions classified as exempt under the FLSA’s executive and the administrative exemptions.

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You’re Fired! Softening the Blow of a Termination

Employment attorneys are frequently left to clean up the mess after a difficult termination. But engaging with your employees in a professional and respectful manner can go a long way toward simplifying termination cases. The following article provides some hard-won advice on the do’s and don’ts of employee terminations.

4 Ways to Boost the Customer-Employee Bond

In part one of this article discussed how the level of connectedness between your employees and customers plays a growing role in your organization’s customer-retention success. Today we examine some employee-centric client strategy.

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EEOC Training Programs Help Employers Fight Sexual Harassment

The recent high-profile sexual harassment accusations leading to public humiliation and terminations has highlighted the need for companies to properly train their supervisors and employees on what is and is not harassment. Just as these allegations are appearing on the front pages of newspapers, on October 4, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched […]

The Tech Effect: Tailor Your Tactics for Better Engagement

In part 1 of this article we uncovered the latest pulse of tech-employee engagement—along with a peek into the differences that are fueling its low ratings. Today we continue with three more ways to refocus your workforce strategies on this all-important employee group, as suggested within fresh research by Willis Towers Watson.

Retention Correction: 5 Ways to Give Techies What They Crave

Technology workers seem to have it all: They earn more than most workers and they also have better job prospects, with projected employment in tech-related fields growing 22% by 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Capitalize On Rebirth of the Employee-Suggestion Box

Friday’s Recruiting Daily Advisor explored how traditional employee-suggestion programs of yesteryear have become the revitalized idea systems of today. Now, we outline how to build in key components—plus dodge potential pitfalls.