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Electronic Surveillance: California Supreme Court Rules On When A Phone Conversation Is Confidential; How To Monitor Employee Calls Without Getting Sued

By Jennifer Carsen May 1, 2002 Uncategorized

Updated: May 1, 2002

A new California Supreme Court ruling highlights a state law that prohibits the secret tape-recording of phone conversations. Although the case didn’t involve an employer-employee dispute, it has important workplace implications. We”ll explain the decision and provide guidelines on when you can legally monitor employee phone calls. Wife Allegedly Plots To Kill Sick Husband The […]

Social Media Octopus–8 Tentacles Every HR Manager Must Master

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Apr 7, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 7, 2013

Social media—It’s everywhere HR turns. In a recent BLR/HRHero-sponsored webinar, Patricia Trainor and Stephen Bruce, PhD, identified eight tentacles that you need to watch out for. Attorney Trainor is BLR’s Senior Managing Editor, HR; Bruce is editor of the HR Daily Advisor. Tentacle #1—Sourcing and Recruiting with Social Media It’s clear that social media is […]

Small Business Hiring Holds Steady in May

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Jun 12, 2019 Recruiting

Updated: Jun 12, 2019

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the May jobs report last week, which announced that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6% and there were 75,000 jobs added. How does small business hiring stack up against the BLS findings?

Audience Response Systems Enhance Learning

By Heather Hunt Nov 8, 2013 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 8, 2013

Audience response systems engage learners in training and provide trainers with instant feedback that they can use to enhance the learning experience, says Ron Smrek, vice president of Sales/Corporate Government with Turning Technologies (www.TurningTechnologies.com). When using an audience response system, trainers can poll learners, for example, about demographic information, their knowledge of a particular topic, […]

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HIPAA Experts Highlight Recent ‘Spike’ in Enforcement

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Nov 23, 2016 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Nov 23, 2016

A recent surge in monetary Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) settlements is altering the compliance landscape at a time when new technical and legal challenges also are coming into play, practitioners and regulators told a recent conference.

Employee’s FMLA Retaliation Claim Will Go to Trial

By Guest Columnist Jun 23, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 23, 2016

By William D. Pandolph, JD,  Sulloway & Hollis P.L.L.C. A New Hampshire employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) retaliation claim recently survived the employer’s attempt to get it thrown out before trial. The court rejected the employer’s argument that there was a lack of evidence of retaliation on its part.

Hiring: Is It a Good Idea to ‘Google’ Applicants?

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 28, 2008 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

I recently returned from a meeting where one expert recommended doing a Google search on applicants as part of the evaluation process. He said you often find very interesting things about people, especially if they blog or have their own website. Someone else thought it might be an invasion of privacy, and others objected that […]

401(k) Fee Cases: Hot Area for Litigation

By Georgia Employment Law Letter Apr 18, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Apr 18, 2008

In the past year, litigation filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) has exploded, and it’s quickly becoming an ever-present reality for employers. One of the most recent and fastest-growing areas of this litigation involves 401(k) fee cases. Because the lawsuits are very new and still not well publicized, they catch many employers […]