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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.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we began a training session on recruiting best practices, including how to make the best use of résumés and application forms. Today, we go over best practices for checking references, preemployment testing, and other company policies on hiring.
Why might an employer want to see an employee’s social media profiles? There are several reasons, but most boil down to a few things: safety, cultural fit, and adherence to workplace rules. Let’s take a look at each of these and how they relate to employee social media accounts.
Yesterday, attorney Michelle Lee Flores of the Los Angeles office of Fisher & Phillips, LLP, started her rundown of top FMLA, CFRA, and PDL compliance tips for California employers. Today, the rest of her list—plus an invitation to a new webinar you won’t want to miss.
In today’s Advisor, we provide you with the beginning of a comprehensive training session on recruiting best practices.
A staffing agency recently agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it failed to pay its workers overtime. The employer argued that the engineers were exempt from overtime requirements because they were skilled and highly compensated — some made more than $100,000 per year — but nonetheless opted to settle the […]
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and are you in compliance?
There may be no other subject in the state of California that evokes a greater cringe in HR professionals than family and medical leave. And this makes sense, as the rules are complicated and noncompliance can have grave consequences.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we learned important safety tips for drivers at railroad crossings and for riders on commuter trains. Today, we share 6 more tips to know about light-rail and commuter train safety.
In yesterday’s Advisor, Graeme Cowan shared the first five of his eight strategies employers can use to foster mental health; today, he reveals the rest of his tips for addressing this important issue.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling handing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) a victory on how it can issue interpretations of its rules has major implications for employers, according to Judith E. Kramer, an attorney with Fortney & Scott, LLC, in Washington, D.C., and an editor of Federal Employment Law Insider. The Court’s March 9 […]