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Moonlighting—some employers have no concerns with their employees taking on a secondary job (or jobs), and indeed there can be a lot of benefits to allowing it. Other employers fear the potential negative impact it may have on their organization, and seek to curtail it. Business consultant Bridget Miller lays out the ups and downs […]
by Marc A. Koonin, Sedgwick LLP Updated regulations for the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) take effect July 1. The new regulations represent the first significant revisions to the CFRA in 20 years and include a number of changes, many of which are designed to bring the regulations into greater conformity with their federal Family […]
Can you ask job applicants and employees to submit to drug testing?
Telecommuting continues to grow year after year, despite some high-profile stories to the contrary, such as Yahoo!’s decision a couple of years ago to eliminate telecommuting options.
by Kara E. Shea A new Tennessee law clearing up two years of confusion related to whether employers can enforce no-weapons policies goes into effect July 1. Gun-rights advocates have prevailed. The new law prohibits employers from firing employees for complying with Tennessee’s “guns in trunks” statute, which was passed in 2013. That law states […]
By David Fiacco, COO and president, PeopleStrategy, Inc. HR professionals in small and mid-market companies are tasked with an increasingly complex and broad list of responsibilities. Fortunately, HR technology has evolved over time as well, and small and mid-market companies now have access to affordable solutions that deliver enterprise-level functionality. The Cloud is here to […]
It’s undeniable that the caliber of the people in your organization—their integrity, intelligence, experience, and commitment—is critical to your success. Give great people the opportunity to do meaningful work, and there’s no telling what they can achieve.
Yesterday’s Advisor presented tips on shaping your organization’s willingness to change from futurethink Founder and CEO Lisa Bodell; today, some of Bodell’s exercises for killing rules—and killing companies.
by Angela Johnson and Martha Lemert The new Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act (IRFRA) is set to take effect July 1 after being signed into law in March and then amended in April because of objections that the statute would be used to discriminate, particularly on the basis of sexual orientation. In its amended form, […]
How do you make space for change and innovation? Sometimes you have to kill the company, says Lisa Bodell, speaking at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Talent Management Conference and Exhibition. Bodell, CEO of futurethink, keynoted the conference, held recently in San Diego.