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Retaliation: Decision-Maker’s Ignorance of Prior Harassment Complaints Doesn’t Insulate Employer from Liability for Retaliatory Discharge

By Jennifer Carsen Sep 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Suppose a supervisor retaliates against an employee who complained about sexual harassment by initiating a disciplinary investigation against the employee. The employee is ultimately terminated for disciplinary reasons and sues you for retaliation. Can you claim you’re not liable because the person who made the termination decision didn’t know about the harassment complaints? Not according […]

Legal, Yes, But Stupid

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Feb 7, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 7, 2010

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and that goes for many managers who think they know all about employment law. Unfortunately, there are a lot of actions that may be technically legal, but practically stupid. Here are some of management’s favorite legal but stupid actions: 1. Firing At-Will Employees for No Reason […]

What Does Hertz Have Against Grandma?

By Dan Oswald Oct 2, 2015 Recruiting

Updated: Oct 2, 2015

Last week, my wife’s grandmother passed away at 98 years of age. She was a special lady who remained alert and curious until her last days. She was active on Facebook, keeping up with her great-grandchildren’s lives. So my family and I made the trip back to the Midwest for the funeral. Landing at the […]

Olympics offer important lessons for all of us

By Dan Oswald Aug 8, 2016 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Dan Oswald I was watching the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with my family over the weekend. I can’t help but get caught up in everything they represent. There is a certain amount of patriotism that comes with each Olympics as we cheer on the athletes from the United States. I’m sure there are moments […]

Pre-employ.com welcomes Phillip A. Smith as new company President

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Dec 15, 2010 Recruiting

Updated: Dec 15, 2010

For more than 15 years, Pre-employ.com has been an established leader of the background screening industry: This month, the company welcomes Phillip A Smith—an accomplished professional with extensive industry experience—to the role of President. “I am looking forward to joining the Pre-employ.com team and to working with its outstanding group of professionals,” said Smith. “This […]

CareerBuilder Releases List of Hottest Jobs for 2016

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jan 19, 2016 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 19, 2016

If finding a new job in 2016 is among your New Year’s resolutions, new research from CareerBuilder could provide some guidance about where to start. In partnership with Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI), CareerBuilder compiled a list of the hottest in-demand jobs for 2016.

Pie-in-the-Sky Recruiting? Get Real!

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 12, 2009 Recruiting

Updated: Jan 13, 2009

“I want someone from the top of the class at a top business school, who has advanced rapidly at a fast-growing, respected firm (but I want to pay an entry-level salary).” That’s pie-in-the-sky recruiting—spinning your wheels with no results. In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered the first five prehire necessities. Today, we look at five more, […]

Quebec Court of Appeal: People (not workplace policies) harass people

By Alexis Charpentier Dec 18, 2016 Northern Exposure

Updated: Dec 18, 2016

by Alexis Charpentier Workplace harassment is a complicated and evolving area of the law. The lines between an employer’s right to manage its employees and harassment are often blurred. Fortunately, the Court of Appeal of Québec has provided some clarity in a recent decision in Syndicat des travailleurs de l’aluminium d’Alma, local 9490 (Syndicat des […]

Retirement Benefits: Better at Attracting Employees than Health Care?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Oct 12, 2016 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 12, 2016

A recent survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Nationwide found that 29% of SMBs with less than 300 employees who offer 401(k) retirement plans and plan to increase contributions say that they are doing so because the ACA has made health benefits less attractive to employees. Additionally, 43% of SMBs who plan […]

Want Benefit Savings? Take a Close Look at Your PBM

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Feb 10, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 10, 2013

Looking for healthcare savings? (Who isn’t?) Start with a look at your prescription drug costs, says Scott Haas, CLU, RHU, vice president of Wells Fargo Pharmacy Consulting. Haas and his colleagues sought a way to get drug costs down for clients. They peered beneath the surface and didn’t like what they found, Haas said in […]