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By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Employers are typically reluctant to give pay raises to new hires, especially because of compression issues, but one expert our CEO heard at a recent HR conference says, “Raise ’em or lose ’em.” As new employees learn, their value increases quickly as their output reaches that of an […]
In a competitive and complex job market, relationships reign supreme, says a recently-released survey from recruiting technology provider Jobvite. Seventy-eight percent of responding recruiters said they found their best-quality candidates through referrals. McClure, president of Unbridled Talent LLC in West Chester, Ohio, offered her tips at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Annual Conference and […]
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. —Helen Keller
by Leslie E. Silverman The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) broke new ground in late 2012 with the release of its first Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) publicly identifying its top enforcement priorities. Since that time, the EEOC’s enforcement and litigation program has largely focused on the priority areas laid out in the SEP: Eliminating barriers […]
During an election season, broaching the topic of politics feels like handling a live grenade, no matter how casually the topic arises in conversation. Client dinners, business meetings, and family holidays are all high-risk situations, where political shrapnel has the potential to implode your important relationships. Considering this, it’s common for leaders (and everyone in […]
By Susan W. Kline In addition to prohibiting discrimination against qualified employees and applicants with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employment discrimination against someone, regardless of whether he has a disability, because of his known relationship or association with a disabled person. The disabled person with whom the employee or applicant is […]
You’ve found a job candidate who has some of the qualifications for the job. Should you take a chance and hire the person? Or should you keep looking?
In an unpublished opinion, a unanimous panel from the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in South Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia) provided some great insight into possible defenses against an Equal Pay Act (EPA) claim. Because this is just an unpublished opinion, it’s not binding precedent.
Diabetes is a major health problem affecting more than 17 million Americans—about 6.2 percent of the population—according to the American Diabetes Association. Chances are you might have an employee who asks you for a reasonable accommodation related to the disease. We’ll tell you about a new ruling that focuses on this issue and suggest ways […]