Which Emerging Issues Should Your Handbook Cover?
Paid sick leave and data privacy are the most commonly addressed emerging issues in today’s employee handbooks, according to a recent survey conducted by XpertHR.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
Would You Consider Restricting Hours Worked?
Employers know that there are legal restrictions in terms of the number of hours a nonexempt employee can work before incurring overtime pay. There are also restrictions on the hours a minor can work. And for safety reasons, there are restrictions on the number of consecutive hours medical residents and truck drivers can work.
Massachusetts employers need to be ready for new sick leave law before July 1
by Kimberly A. Klimczuk Employers with operations in Massachusetts can finally get a look at proposed regulations concerning the earned sick time law that goes into effect July 1. The new law requires employers with at least 11 employees to provide paid sick leave. Employees will accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one […]
Supreme Court Won’t Address FLSA Pleading Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to resolve a purported split among the federal appellate courts about the content required for a successful Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue most recently, holding that employees must allege specific facts in FLSA complaints; workers cannot merely restate potential […]
Handbooks and the NLRA—Some Examples for Revision
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR® Legal Editor Holly Jones, JD, presented new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) guidelines for employee handbooks; today, we share the rest of Jones’s analysis, including specific examples of proper wording of policies—and ways to effectively revise unlawful phrasing.
Employee Leave 101: What Types of Leave Are Available?
Besides vacation and sick days, what other types of paid or unpaid leave do you offer to your employees?
New NLRB Handbook Guidelines—Do You Need to Reword Your Policies?
A recent memo from the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) provides new guidelines regarding the language employers use in their company handbooks. Could your policies require review in order to stand up to scrutiny? BLR® Legal Editor Holly Jones, JD, has the advice you need in the following article.
Fake Job References—Has the World Really Come to This?!
The other day I heard about a company that provides fake references for job applicants, renters, and others. And from what I understand, the length it goes to in order to “lie” on behalf of its clients is unbelievable—even if the references it provides are believable.
Train Your Supervisors and Managers to be Effective Coaches
In yesterday’s Advisor, we talked about the need for training managers on coaching skills and began a training session on coaching. Today, we provide the conclusion to this training session on coaching, including a wrap-up and an exercise.
Do Your Managers Need Training on How to Coach?
Today’s Advisor reports on one recent poll that says they do. This issue also begins a training session on coaching that you can use with your managers.