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Is your salary data a toddler, a teenager, or ready for retirement? If you’ve worked in compensation for very long you probably know all there is to know about “aging” data. If you’re new to comp, however, and aging data is a bit of a mystery, read on.
The 6th Circuit—which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee—recently ruled that an employee who was allegedly laid off while she was on leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was entitled to a jury trial because the employer’s lack of written policies left unresolved questions about her status. Read more.
Employees repeatedly taking intermittent leave can be disruptive, yet employers need follow the law’s requirements. These steps for managing FMLA leave are relevant for both continuous and intermittent FMLA leave. Read more.
Is a contractor who is later hired as a full time employee eligible for FMLA? Thank you for your inquiry regarding FMLA eligibility for a person who worked on a contract basis for two months prior to beginning full time employment.
Although the legal requirements of the FMLA and the ADA are similar in some regards, at times an employer may find that the requirements of one law contradict the other, and the employer cannot comply with both laws. In these cases, it is important to know which law takes precedence, or “trumps,” the other. Read […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor Medical certification is one of the most complex and confusing aspects for employers when administering leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In this video, HR.BLR.com Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld provides a quick review of the FMLA’s medical certification rules and answers one of the […]
Rooting out the more subtle types of FMLA abuse takes diligence and tracking leave patterns can be time consuming and expensive. Here are 10 tips for employers. Click here to read more
By Laura Carabello, Founder and Principal, CPR Strategic Marketing Communications With budgets and pocketbooks having taken a severe hit from mounting healthcare costs, HR and benefits executives are challenged to help companies avoid substantial monetary penalties for noncompliance under the reform’s new regulations, and seek strategies to curb staggering healthcare costs. In this environment, medical […]
By Eliot Burdett, Peak Sales Recruiting After having spent many years negotiating sales compensation plans and witnessing the balance of power shift in recent years, from employers to top sales people, I’ve found that the following six compensation tactics help hiring managers make great sales hires.
The latest survey by the American Management Association states that one third of organizations prefer to hire within. What are the other two thirds missing out on? Today’s Advisor will explore the ups and downs of this topic.