Talent Management Practices in Need of Attention
A new report finds that while employee engagement and retention are strategic priorities for a majority of U.S. organizations, budgets remain static, presenting a challenge for many employers.
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Learn About Pregnant Employees Workplace Rights During Nov. 11 #hrintelchat
Are you treating your pregnant employees properly? Do you have to offer them an accommodation? There’s been a flurry of action around treatment of pregnant employees under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, some of which has been confusing. The PDA says you have to treat pregnant employees in the same manner you treat other employees who […]
Health Reform News: Final SBC Rule Tries to Eliminate Redundancy with SPD
The departments implementing health reform can turn around a project when they are under the gun. Responding to concerns that the new “summary of benefits and coverage” (SBC) mandated by the health reform law is redundant, HHS, DOL and Treasury/IRS quickly turned around a final rule that eases some SBC requirements. The final rule and […]
Companies Are Still Hiring Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology Professionals
Brilliant™ just released their Q4 2017 Accounting, Finance, and Information Technology Hiring Forecast.
OFCCP: New, Aggressive Stance (Seemingly Out Of Nowhere)
Yesterday, we shared attorney David Fortney’s insights on OFCCP’s new affirmative action regulations. Today, more on what you need to know about the “new” OFCCP.
‘Beeting’ Back Financial Crisis
Wall Street is taking a beating. Still. AIG’s collapse is just the latest in a series of events that is increasingly having an effect on our lives and the companies we work for. Dunder Mifflin has encountered its share of financial problems including layoffs and even a branch closing. As you recall, the gang in […]
Paid leave among priorities in DOL budget proposal
A $2 billion paid leave initiative as well as millions for enforcement of laws on equal opportunity, wage and hour issues, safety, whistleblowing, and retirement security are among the priorities outlined in President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2016 budget for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). On February 2, the DOL announced that the budget […]
ADA: Did Employer Have the Right to Discharge Employee for Lingering Wound?
By Libby Rasmussen, JD Employers can find themselves between a rock and a hard place when an employee’s illness or injury poses a risk to other people—e.g., patients, customers, and colleagues. Employers have an understandable desire to keep others out of harm’s way, but they could face a disability discrimination suit if they don’t execute […]
Sticky Problems With Employees Out on Family Leave
Basic FMLA/CFRA compliance is hassle enough, but employees keep finding new ways to make it just a little bit harder. Today, answers to tricky “during leave” issues…because “out of sight” is not “out of mind.”
What can I ask on a job application?
by Robert P. Tinnin, Jr. With the national and local economic downturn, an increasing number of unsuccessful job applicants are filing discrimination charges, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state law enforcement agencies are examining job applications more closely for evidence of unlawful bias. The focus of these agencies has not radically changed, […]