Get Grant $ for Your Safety Training Program
Today’s Advisor reports on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) annual training grant program.
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Recruiting and Retention … How Do You Stack Up? [Survey Results]
Recruiting and retention—top challenges for every organization—and it’s only going to get more challenging through 2015. How do your recruiting practices stack up against what others are doing in today’s war for talent?
EEOC calling for changes to ADA regulations related to wellness programs
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing how employer wellness programs can be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC announced the proposed rule on April 16, and it was published in the Federal Register on April 20. Members of the public have until […]
Fast-food strikes, NLRB policies take center stage
A day after the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “quickie election” rule took effect, low-wage workers across the country took to the streets in an effort to boost their pay and join unions. The Fight for $15 campaign, supported by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), set April 15 as the date for the […]
Onboarding and Retention—What’s Working [Survey Results]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented results from our 2014 Recruiting and Retention Survey. Today, more findings from this timely study, including practices for new hires and preferred methods of retention.
New Tennessee law allows workers to sue if fired for having guns in cars
Tennessee employees have a new option for suing their employer now that Governor Bill Haslam has signed a bill enabling workers to sue if they are fired for storing guns in cars parked in their employer’s parking lot. A 2013 law gave employees with handgun carry permits the right to store firearms and/or ammunition in […]
NLRB proceeds with ‘quickie election’ rule implementation
by Tammy Binford As the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial “quickie election” rule moves a step closer to implementation, employers are being warned to be ready. On April 6, NLRB General Counsel Richard F. Griffin Jr. issued a 36-page guidance memo that outlines how new unionization efforts will be processed from the time a […]
Is ‘Paid Volunteer Training Time’ an Oxymoron?
In today’s Advisor, we receive guidance from one of BLR’s experts on when volunteer training should or should not be paid.
McDonald’s joins Wal-Mart in boosting wages
The wage and benefit increases McDonald’s announced on April 1 put the fast-food giant on the same path retailer Wal-Mart took in February when it announced an increase in its starting wage. McDonald’s announced that beginning July 1, it will raise starting pay at company-owned restaurants to $1 over the locally mandated minimum wage. Full- […]
New OFCCP rule on sexual orientation, gender identity takes effect April 8
by Emily L. Bristol A new rule that adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the list of prohibited bases of discrimination under Executive Order 11246 goes into effect on April 8. The rule, from the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), will apply to federal contractors that hold […]