And the award for lamest sick day excuse goes to…
(Drumroll, please)…”A chicken attacked my mom.” Check out the full story on the iCIMS blog.
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EEO Investigations: Whatever You Do You Are Wrong
With EEO investigations, says attorney Jonathan Segal, whatever you do, you are wrong. Someone’s going to be unhappy: either you didn’t investigate hard enough or you investigated too hard.
The Six Killer Mistakes in EEO Investigations
Whether it’s harassment of discrimination, HR investigations are tricky at best, but attorney Jonathan Segal says that there are six common investigation mistakes that cause the bulk of the problems.
Individual Liability for Wage and Hour Claims
by Kara E. Shea I recently participated in hosting a Wage and Hour Virtual Summit webinar. Wage and hour compliance — overtime, work-time issues, exempt status — is always a lively topic and typically results in lots of questions and feedback. This time around, most of the feedback surrounded remarks I made about individual liability […]
“Satisfactory” really means “poor,” Your Honor
There’s nothing quite like an untrained manager’s documentation. Yesterday’s Daily presented Pacifica attorney Allison West’s first four principles of “bulletproof documentation.” Today, we’ll see steps 5 through 7 of the bulletproofing process, and take a look at the California Employment Law Update.
Where Was HR? (Are You the Company Watchdog?)
Just My E-pinion When egregious violations occur unchallenged, the CED editor asks, “Where was HR?” And he gives 6 practical tips to help you make sure you’re there when you are needed.
The CA Specials: Travel Time, Tools, Uniforms, Stubs
“In the US, nearly 13 lawsuits are filed every minute, and sometimes it seems as if most of them are in California,” says attorney Christopher C. Hoffman. Some special California rules that confuse HR managers are those around travel pay, deductions for tools, required uniforms, and pay stubs.
Hiring Outlook: Mostly Cloudy for Rest of 2010, HR Pros Say
Many companies are staying put at their current employment levels (40%) or adding only 1-4 jobs (30%) in the last half of 2010, according to results of the Hiring 2010 HR Hero Line survey. Fewer than 15% of the respondents are planning to reduce staffs. Companies that are adding jobs cited a variety of reasons, […]
When Bad Supervisors Happen To Good People
Supervisors are the most important factor in a work unit’s performance, says HR trainer Steve Oppermann. They are driving force that brings excellence—or the dragging force that guarantees mediocrity.