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Retaliation Claims: Court OKs Lawsuit By Fired Employee Who Complained About Health And Safety Problems; How To Avoid This Fast-Growing Employer Risk

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Most employers understand, in principle, that it’s illegal to retaliate against a worker who in good faith complains about an unsafe or illegal condition at work. In practice, however, retaliation cases are rarely black and white. Frequently, problems arise when an already difficult employee begins griping about something you feel is irrelevant or unimportant-and the […]

FMLA Notice Requirements: Proper Delivery of Notice

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Oct 13, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 13, 2016

As covered in the last installment of this series, every employer covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is required to post an FMLA general notice explaining the FMLA’s provisions and other various U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) forms and notices. The following article discusses the proper ways to deliver notices.

Disability and Group Insurance Plans? How Do You Rate?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Feb 18, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 18, 2010

No one plans on becoming disabled. But accidents and illnesses happen, and they can confine workers to bed for weeks … or longer. A serious disability takes away more than workers’ earnings—it can take away their sense of control over their own lives. Do your employees understand the importance of ensuring that they receive a […]

How the Mighty Have Fallen (Again)

By Katherine Pollock Aug 16, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Aug 16, 2010

by Katherine Pollock Recently, we learned of a scandal out of the United States that cost a top CEO his job. On August 6, Mark Hurd, the chair, CEO, and president of Hewlett Packard for the past five years, “resigned” under intense pressure from the board. While it was an allegation of sexual harassment that […]

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Largest Defined Contribution Plans Look to Adopt DB Best Practices for The Future

By Guest Columnist Oct 5, 2016 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 5, 2016

By Jane Meacham While acknowledging that maintaining traditional defined benefit (DB) pensions has become either too expensive or too burdensome, several Fortune 500 company retirement plan sponsors would like to replicate for their defined contribution (DC) plans some of the efficiencies from their DB plans, according to a new survey report from BNY Mellon.

Sign of the times: Jill Abramson, the New York Times, and pay equity

By California Employment Law Letter Nov 16, 2014 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Mark I. Schickman The New York Times is the second largest newspaper in America, with about two million papers sold each day. It’s also the liberal beacon of American journalism, with solid-gold progressive credentials. Still, it took the paper 160 years to hire Jill Abramson as its first female executive editor in 2011.  In […]

Avoid Dangerous Terminations

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jan 31, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 31, 2011

According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 16 percent of all workplace violence is a result of firings. Employers who are adept at preventing such incidents know that steps must be taken long before the termination occurs. In other words, a firing should never be a surprise to the employee. A regular performance review […]

Counteroffers: Effective Retention Tool, or Display of Desperation?

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Oct 31, 2007 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 31, 2007

Ghosts and goblins bedevil the children this Halloween week, but it’s retention that bedevils HR managers. Will counteroffers help retention? In this two-part article, today’s experts say yes, tomorrow’s say no. Retention is once again raising its head as the bugaboo of HR managers. You think you’ve got things settled and then suddenly your best […]