Ask the Expert: Job Interview for Employee on FMLA?
Question: Can an employer have an employee out on FMLA come in for an interview for an internal position that they applied for?
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Respect is Key to Promoting Workplace Diversity
The benefits of diversity in the workplace have been widely recognized. Diverse workforces have been found to be more creative and better at solving problems, as well as innovative, productive, and successful. People from different backgrounds and cultures can have different perspectives and ideas, and employees are more comfortable contributing to a diverse team rather […]
5 Signs Showing it’s High Time to Change Your Online Office Tools Stack
In today’s business world, online office tools dictate the growth and success of many, if not all, companies, hence the need to keep them up to date. Technology is constantly evolving, so your information technology team needs to reevaluate your organization’s online infrastructure regularly. This process can be tiresome because it is continuous, but there […]
Definitions of Common Workers Compensation Terms and Jargon
by Don Harrison Dealing with workers’ compensation administrators (or claims adjusters or attorneys) can be as frustrating as trying to decode a teenager’s text messages — KWIM (know what I mean)? This week, we thought we’d provide you a cheat sheet to help you make sense of the workers’ comp world. Audio Conference: Workers’ Comp […]
The Factors Contributing to Millennial Manager Burnout
For many, landing that first management-level position is a significant career milestone and something countless millennials have experienced in recent years as they continue to gain experience and seniority within the workforce. But these middle-management positions aren’t always the dream jobs they seem to be, and many millennial managers are starting to feel burned out.
10 Ways Employees Can Make Themselves Ineligible for HSA Contributions
Disqualification is a concern for athletes in many competitions, before (a false start), during (a soccer red card), and after (a failed drug test) the event.
What Are Flexible Benefit (AKA Cafeteria) Plans?
Flexible benefit plans (also called cafeteria plans) offer employees multiple choices of benefits that are paid for by salary contributions on a pretax basis. These plans give employees a choice of which benefits they would prefer to take, and they also give employees the choice to forgo the benefit and take a cash option instead.
Who’s lying? Avoiding retaliation claims can be tricky
It’s tough to make employment decisions when you can’t be confident that the facts are known. And facts are often hard to figure out with absolute certainty. Recently, a group of attorneys focusing on employment matters tackled a question from an employer about how to handle an employee who accused his manager of disability discrimination […]
Make-Up Time: A Complete Guide to the Rules for Nonexempt Employees
What Is a Longevity Increase?
Have you heard of giving employees a “longevity increase”?