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Employees become interested in unions for many reasons, and money isn’t the most important one, says attorney Mark Ricciardi. Ricciardi is a partner in the Las Vegas office of law firm Fisher & Phillips, LLP. His remarks came at BLR®‘s recent National Employment Law Update in Las Vegas. Ricciardi offers the following as the most […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Travel is critical for conducting business, or is it? We surveyed our readers to see what they have done with their travel and relocation budgets during the economic crunch. We found, for example, that two thirds of respondents have reduced travel, and half […]
On Wednesday, January 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2), a largely symbolic bill that would repeal the health care reform legislation enacted last year, in a 245-189 vote. The new legislation, backed unanimously by House Republicans, would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
Meta-Description: Yesterday, we looked at 3 common myths about sexual harassment that can prove very costly to your company. Today, we look at 3 more, as well as a cost-effective training resource that meets all of your requirements under A.B. 1825.
Wednesday, in NASA v. Nelson, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the government didn’t violate federal contract employees’ constitutional rights by using certain background investigations. In this case, contract employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory sued NASA, alleging that the background checks it was using violated their constitutional rights to informational privacy. The background […]
Week in Review—January 21, 2011 Note to Readers: This newsletter appears daily, but we know some of you don’t always have the time to read it everyday. For your convenience, here’s a re-publication of what we covered this past week. Daily, weekly, or anything in between, we’re pleased to keep you informed with the latest […]
If you’re a Connecticut employer with more than 75 employees, you’ll have to fill out an FMLA Report with the Department of Labor this year. But if you planned on downloading the form from the CT DOL page early, you may have noticed that the dates on the Annual Family & Medical Leave Experience Report […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, Attorney Julie Moore offered do’s and dont’s for layoffs. Today, her tips for “for cause” terminations and an introduction to a webinar specially designed for managers of small, or even one-person, HR departments. Moore’s suggestions for handling terminations came at BLR®’s National Employment Law Update held recently in Las Vegas. Moore is […]
It has only been a month since the new federal Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act was signed into law, but the new tax cut rates are already in effect…and employers must race to adjust their payrolls. As of January 1st, the Social Security Tax withholding rate has been reduced from 6.2% […]
Here are the steps you need to take to make sure your employee training is always successful and cost-effective: Make training an ongoing process, and reassess training needs frequently to make sure you’re meeting today’s needs, not yesterday’s. Encourage employees to talk about their training needs and request additional training. Provide employees with opportunities to […]