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The California Department of Rehabilitation is hosting two business summits later this month – one in Sacramento, and the other in Los Angeles. The events are free and are designed to help small businesses improve their compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and related state laws. Disability representatives and employment specialists from the […]
In yesterday’s CED, we covered the first 4 deadly sins of your managers. Today: moving on to Envy, Greed, and Sloth!
This content was originally published in April 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. If an employer requires an employee to complete an inpatient alcohol treatment as a condition of keeping his job, does it regard him as an alcoholic? What happened. “Clark” […]
HR Hero Line editor Wendi Watts reviews Brains on Fire by Robbin Phillips, Greg Cordell, and Geno Church, finding useful insight into engaging both employees and customers. Do your customers and employees love you? Do you love your customers and employees? Most HR people would readily admit that a large number of their employees are […]
Managers. Why can’t they just do everything the way they’re supposed to? Wishful thinking. Here are 7 deadly managerial sins yours are probably committing right this very second.
This content was originally published in April 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. With the new FMLA regulations taking effect, we noticed that many readers had questions on exactly how to comply with the new requirements for family military leave. We thought […]
Connecticut legislators approved a bill that will require most employers in the service sector to provide paid sick days to their workers, continuing a trend of states creating more paid sick leave rights for workers. The bill passed on a 76-65 vote after a long debate in the state House of Representatives on June 3 […]
Of all class and collective actions filed in 2010 claiming employment law violations, 91 percent involved federal and/or state wage and hour claims, according to the law firm Littler Mendelson LLC. Federal and state wage and hour class and collective actions filed during the 2010 calendar year totaled about 3,785 nationwide, according to data collected […]
What do you, as an HR professional, need to tell your supervisors about interview questions that can be asked during a job interview? The following are permissible interview questions for employers:
Yesterday, we discussed the role of consistency in fighting off discrimination lawsuits. Today, when you might want to appear inconsistent – and an introduction to a key recordkeeping resource that will help you put some of your most important legal obligations on autopilot.