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Segal is a partner at Duane Morris LLP. He recently listed the mistakes employers most commonly make in investigating discrimination or harassment complaints in a BLR publication, the HR Manager’s Legal Reporter (BLR is CER’s parent company).
Alexis, who offered his intermittent leave tips during BLR’s Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, held recently in Las Vegas, is with the Kinaga Law Firm in Los Angeles. 1. Insist on Complete Certs Make sure the medical certification is fully completed, urges Alexis. As the employer, you are entitled to a complete and sufficient certification document. […]
Alexis, who offered his intermittent leave tips during the recent Advanced Employment Issues Symposium in Las Vegas, is with the Kinaga Law Firm in Los Angeles. The certification process is set up to allow you to get the facts that establish the medical necessity or qualifying exigency that qualify employees for leave. If you doubt […]
FMLA leave provides enough regulations for HR to contend with—no one wants to add a fraud investigation into the mix. However, it’s an unfortunate reality that some employees try to abuse the system, especially when it comes to intermittent leave. What can an employer do when fraud is suspected? What Constitutes FMLA Fraud “What constitutes […]
Please participate in our brief Your HR Department Survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what other successful companies are doing. We’ll publish the survey results in a future issue (or we’ll send them directly to you, if you prefer). Do you “sit at the table”? What’s being outsourced? […]
HR is changing and HR departments have to keep pace—new roles, new challenges. What’s happening to HR departments out there in the real world? Are you keeping up? Please help us ferret out best practices.
A new survey Beyond.com paints a very conflicting picture between how HR pros view Millennials (aged 19 to 26) and how the young workers view themselves. Here are a few examples: Are Millennials Tech-Savvy? A majority of HR professionals (86 percent) said yes, while only 35 percent of Millennials felt they were tech-savvy. Are Millennials […]
The material in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer session, “Coping with the Aftermath of Workplace Violence.” Review Security Procedures Review security procedures and equipment (surveillance cameras, silent alarms, etc.). Discuss any changes made as a result of the incident. If there was a breach of security that allowed the perpetrator into […]
The material in today’s Advisor is adapted from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer session, “Coping with the Aftermath of Workplace Violence.” Take Care of People First The first step in the aftermath of workplace violence is to take care of employees. Contact families of injured employees, stay in touch, and help them with insurance and workers’ […]
Over 300 HR practitioners participated in the survey. Other findings include: More than two-thirds use social media for recruiting at least some of the time (Respondents offered 25 other ways their HR departments are using social media.). 41 percent say the top HR person is a full member of the executive (C-suite) team. 54 percent […]