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Don’t Hire Bad Employees in the First Place

Yesterday we looked at the costs of a bad hire and a few thoughts on how to avoid them in the first place. Today we’ll look at further advice from our contributing editor, Bridget Miller.

New York City freelancer law to take effect May 15

by Zach Morahan and Shannon Kane New York City’s new “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” which goes into effect May 15, requires written contracts for many freelance jobs worth $800 or more and provides for stiff monetary remedies if the hiring party tries to avoid paying the freelancer for work performed. Under the new law, a […]

‘Twas the holiday spirit come around again (and just in time)

by Vanessa L. Towarnicky ‘Twas the month of December, the holiday season, New year ’round the corner, my mind taxed beyond reason. The workplace has been digitized down to an app. My records and files appear with a tap.  As do Pidgey and Horsea and even Hypno, My Millennials have got me playing Pokémon GO. […]

Case Management—What’s Really Happening?

What’s happening with case management in the real world? How do you handle routine requests from your employees? What about not-so-routine requests, like complaints? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out! Please participate in our brief survey, and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are […]

And the Oscar for Employee Excellence Goes to …

    Oswald, CEO of BLR®, offered his thoughts on recognizing excellence in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. Now let me put that in perspective for a moment. The Academy was formed in 1927, with the state of California granting its charter as a nonprofit organization on May 11 of that year. Films […]

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Take this off your fall ‘to do’ list: EEO-1 delayed in part and suspended in part

by Brian Bouchard As you may have heard, we recently received some good news regarding the EEO-1 pay data collection that would have gone into effect in March 2018.  On August 29, acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Victoria Lipnic issued a statement indicating that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs […]

Vendor Training: Useful or a Sales Pitch in Disguise?

Many companies rely heavily on third-party systems for significant portions of their operations. Such systems, whether an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system for a healthcare organization or a Point of Sale (POS) system for a retailer, are typically developed entirely by the third party. That means the third party is often in the best position […]

What OFCCP Now expects for Affirmative Action

OFCCP remains focused on contractor compliance with affirmative action regulations for vets and employees with disabilities, says attorney Susan Fahey Desmond.. And programmatic outreach is not enough any more; OFCCP wants to see personal relationships with outreach resources and a system for monitoring effectiveness. Desmond, who is a partner in the New Orleans office of […]