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By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Experienced managers tend to talk trash about their “millennials,” their lack of loyalty, their other undesirable traits, but business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald (The Oswald Letter) thinks there’s a lot of potential in these young workers if you’re willing to unleash it. I’m not much […]
These Queen lyrics fit what’s going on with President Obama’s nominees to the Wage and Hour Division: And another one gone, and another one gone; another one bites the dust! President Obama withdrew the nomination of Leon Rodriguez to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor on Aug. […]
In order to prevail in wage/hour lawsuits, says consultant Jonna Contacos-Sawyer, employers must be able to effectively justify their compensation decisions.
“Are you kidding me” is bound to be the response of many CEOs to the concept of unlimited vacation, but many CEOs are taking a careful look at the benefits (see Yesterday’s Advisor) and accepting the risks (read on), says attorney Christina Gomez. Gomez, who is an associate at the Denver office of law firm […]
Employers can say “Catch me if you can,” but they had better be ready to explain their decisions when the DOL says “I caught you,” says consultant Jonna Contacos-Saywer.
Should you jump on the bandwagon of unlimited vacation? It’s touted as a good way to reward employees without increasing costs. However, it’s not without its pitfalls, says attorney Christina Gomez. The concept of unlimited vacation is very simple: Employees can take vacation, personal, and sick time (anything that would fit into a paid time […]
Yesterday, we looked at 3 common EEO investigation errors, courtesy of attorney Jonathan Segal. Today, the final 3 on his list — plus an introduction to an important webinar later this week, specifically for California employers, on the rapidly approaching EEO-1 filing deadline.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we got the first four of Rick Lepsinger’s “tickets to slide”; today, the rest of the tickets plus an introduction to a new, online leadership training system. Lepsinger, president of OnPoint Consulting, is the author of Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results (Jossey-Bass, 2010). Ticket to […]
A new Missouri Senate Bill is taking aim at teachers who use social networking to communicate with their students. According to MSNBC, Senate Bill 54, which goes into effect on August 28, is quickly becoming known as the “Facebook law.” Though the law primarily offers liabilities for school districts who fail to disclose suspected or […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan. 1. StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath. Are you unsure where your true talents lie? Do you feel […]