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Job Titles Irrelevant in Equal Pay Claims, Settlement Shows
An employee’s duties can be more important that her job title when it comes to equal pay claims, a recent settlement agreement illustrates.
Private Benefits Exchanges Benefit Employers
In Yesterday’s Advisor, we heard about a recent report that suggests that most employees prefer to choose their own benefits with a private exchange. Today we’ll take a look at how employers can benefit from these systems as well.
Family Leave: Absences Due To Colds And Flu May Be Covered; 3-Point Leave Compliance Checklist
When employees call in sick and say they’ll be out for a few days with a cold, you may not give it much thought. But you probably need to pay more attention-especially if absenteeism is a problem in your organization-because a recent U.S. Department of Labor opinion suggests that workers’ time off could qualify as […]
Hiring Decisions and Older Workers — Avoiding Liability
By Alix Herber and Hadiya Roderique Across Canada, human rights legislation prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age. This applies to all aspects of the employment relationship — job advertisements, application forms, job interviews, hiring decisions, denial of promotional opportunities, and termination decisions. Data from the Ontario Human Rights Commission for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 […]
Do Shareholder Rights Matter to Obama?
I was amazed when I first learned that the Obama administration had requested the resignation of GM CEO Rick Wagoner. After thinking about it for a few minutes, I became dismayed. Did Rick Wagoner deserve to lose his job? I don’t know. But I do know that it is not the role of government to […]
Wired Employees: Great for Productivity—and Liability
These days, it seems as though most every employee needs a cell phone, pager, or PDA. While these devices can be great for productivity, says employment attorney Sarah Weitz, they can also create liability. Digital devices can pose problems ranging from safety to wage and hour and productivity, says attorney Sarah Weitz, blogging on hreonline.com. […]
Voters to decide on Anchorage collective bargaining ordinance
by Tom Daniel When voters in Anchorage go to the polls in November, they will decide the fate of a local ordinance that reins in the collective bargaining rights of municipal employees. A referendum to repeal the local ordinance known as the Responsible Labor Act will be part of the November 4 ballot. The ordinance, […]
Software Police: Best Way to Curb Webslackers?
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady BLR CEO Bob Brady’s recent column, BlackBerry® at the Beach, covered excess business use of e-mail off the job. Today he covers the flip side: excess personal use on the job. In my recent column exploring off-the-job use of e-mail (“BlackBerry at the Beach”), I expressed concern that […]
Employers, Employees Increasingly at Odds Over Wellness Incentives
As employers continue to ramp up their use of wellness incentives, employee resistance also is on the rise, recent studies suggest. While wellness programs in general enjoy broad public support (76 percent of respondents), a majority (62 percent) oppose requiring employees to pay more for health coverage if they do not participate, according to a […]