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Nearly half of U.S. firms say they are struggling to fill job openings in key positions and plan to increase wages more than 3% in the coming year, according to a new survey, the Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook.
No sooner do we think we’ve got FMLA figured out than another baffling question comes along. Today’s Advisor takes a look at some vexing FMLA questions recently sent to BLR’s team of experts. Counting FMLA Time Q. Are we required to approve FMLA leave for a father who would like to take up to 7 […]
I’ve been reading Tell My Sons … by Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber, says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. After a routine Army physical revealed Weber had stage IV intestinal cancer, he began a battle for his life that he ultimately will lose. When Weber realized he wouldn’t be able to conquer his cancer, he […]
By Brian P. Smeenk Drug and alcohol testing has long been a sensitive subject in Canada, especially in safety-sensitive workplaces. A recent 128-page arbitration decision by a leading Canadian arbitrator may have put to rest many of the remaining questions about what kinds of policies will be enforceable in Canada and what they should contain. […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we featured the first nine of attorney Adam Klein’s "Management mistakes that are music to my ears." Today, we’ll add a few more of his favorites, and we’ll take a look at an extraordinary policies program that will help your managers avoid those costly mistakes. Klein usually represents employees in suits against […]
Employees were given new rights to a secure and private place in which to express breast milk under a 2010 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act; however, that amendment does not give those employees a private right to sue their employers for failing to provide such a space. Instead, said the U.S. District Court […]
By Kate McGovern Tornone, Editor An employer will pay $55,000 for failing to accommodate a pregnant employee’s lifting restrictions, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced.
By Kelly Smith-Haley, Fox Swibel Levin & Carrol LLP A recent case is a useful reminder that employers may in some circumstances require an employee seeking an accommodation or seeking to return to work following a leave to provide supporting medical evidence. But understanding all of the nuances of when employers can and can’t ask […]