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This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has created a list of best practices to avoid discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities. The document, Employer Best Practices for Workers […]
This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. As employers begin to apply the new Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) regulations, a few questions have come up. In response to one of these questions regarding employee […]
By Dan Oswald President, M. Lee Smith Publishers Just My E-pinion We’ve all heard the old saying “Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.” It’s pretty straightforward. The Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings describes it this way: “Don’t criticize another person’s work until you’ve tried to […]
Graduating college students are often warned that the content in their online profiles can hurt their chances of gaining employment. But as social media usage increases, so do the risks to employers, who are now seeing a rise in social media lawsuits. Next week the National Labor Relations Board will hear the case of a […]
This content was originally published in October 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. Effective November 8, 2009, the Employment Standards Administration (ESA), the umbrella agency that administers the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, the Office […]
Yesterday, we shared some of the worst interview questions imaginable. Today, we turn the tables and spotlight some of our readers’ favorite interview questions (along with comments from those who submitted them).
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented attorney Marc Jacuzzi’s checklist for personnel records. Today, his tips on HR recordkeeping plus an introduction to a special tool for the small or even one-person HR department. Jacuzzi, a shareholder in the South San Francisco law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C., offers the following tips for better, […]
This content was originally published in October 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. In May 2009, the Healthy Families Act was introduced in the both the House of Representatives (HR 2460) and the U.S. Senate (S 1152). Sponsored by Representative Rosa DeLauro […]
Guest Post by: David Galt Senior Legal Editor Business & Legal Resources, Inc. There’s been a lot of discussion and concern voiced about OSHA’s proposal to require many businesses to create a formal injury and illness prevention program. Perhaps it would be a good idea to look at the states that already require certain businesses […]
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