Federal Laws that Affect Application Forms
Whenever you’ve got new applicants, you always want to start them off on the right foot. One of the most critical aspects of this is ensuring that your application form doesn’t put you in any legal trouble.
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Avoiding Language Discrimination in the Workplace
Have you heard of language discrimination? If not, you’re not alone; it’s not a commonly-discussed form of discrimination, but it’s important nonetheless because it relates directly to national origin discrimination—which most of us know to be illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In fact, “linguistic characteristics” is specifically noted as […]
Are Employers Required to Post Job Openings?
For some of us, posting a job opening both internally and externally is a given. We want to ensure that we have the largest possible applicant pool to choose from for a position. But for others, whether or not to post a job is a question and not just a given assumption.
Teleworking: A Smart Business Decision
By Axel Schmidt, TeamViewer Often when a company decides on whether to establish a formal company-wide policy, there must be some business reason or incentive. Until recently, teleworking has mostly been seen as a benefit for the employee, and something a company will do to improve work/life balance.
Engage Passive Candidates by Developing and Driving your Employment Brand
By Susan Vitale, iCIMS Hiring the right talent is a competitive differentiator for any company. It requires a new way of thinking and a new set of tools to adapt to the disruptive force of social media, mobile, and video technology.
Ask the Expert: Transitioning Employees to Acquiring Company’s Benefit Plans
Our business is being acquired and our employees will become eligible for the acquiring company’s benefit plans. What are we required to do in order to terminate our benefit plans including our cafeteria plan? Do we need to file anything or provide official communication to employees?
Do New Mexico Employers Receive ‘Free Ride’ under Minimum Wage Act?
By Geoffrey D. Rieder Are employees who commute from home to a remote worksite entitled to minimum wage for time spent traveling to and from the worksite? The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently addressed this question.
Ask the Expert: Is our Sales Commission Plan OK?
We are looking to redesign our sales commission plan and are wondering if the following is legal? Ex: Commission for Q4 sales is paid out at the beginning of Q2 – While the sales person made their Q4 quota, they didn’t make their Q1 quota. Therefore, the commission they would have received beginning of Q2 […]
Stop Asking These Interview Questions in the Name of the Law
The unfortunate truth is that the moment your candidate comes in for an interview, you are already at risk of making an illegal and costly blunder. Preemployment inquiries are regulated by a series of employment laws; despite this, a number of illegal questions are asked every year. For example, the Americans with Disabilities Act expressly […]
Creating Pockets of Excellence
Sixty-five percent of employees would rather have a new boss than a pay increase because of their dissatisfaction with the workplace. The workplace is going through an identity crisis. On the one hand, it wants to hang on to the traditional mindset that has helped build powerful businesses. Yet, there is plenty of evidence showing […]