My skin crawls thinking about the Google search terms that will land some HR professionals on this post, which involves a failed suicide … Read more
What Brexit May Mean For U.S. Companies With Overseas Workers
Editor’s note: Non-nationals working in the U.K. are beginning to worry about their job prospects there in light of the Brexit vote. A report from … Read more
Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees
Over the last seven+ years, the National Labor Relations Board has consistently expanded collective bargaining rights in a variety of employment settings. … Read more
Here’s How HR Should Handle the Pokemon Craze
Pokemon GO fever is sweeping the nation — and increasingly, the world. It’s a craze that is prompting all sorts of incidents by the millions of … Read more
The 3 Biggest Compliance Worries You Should Be Worrying About
I came across Littler Mendelson’s Executive Employer Survey Report, which “examines the legal, economic and social issues having the greatest impact on the … Read more
With So Many Paid Leave Laws, How Do You Know What Applies?
Let’s face it: The national conversation on paid leave has changed. Looking back even one year ago, news outlets were mainly focused on decrying the state … Read more
EEOC Settles First Sexual Orientation Lawsuit
In early March, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed its first lawsuits, in which it alleged that employer had violated Title VII by … Read more
Few Give Their Policy Management System Passing Grades
The days of organizations conducting policy management through spreadsheets, email and generic document-sharing platforms aren’t over yet. But they … Read more
Why You Might Want Exempt Employees to Keep Timecards
Management need not keep hours-worked records for employees who qualify for one of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s Section 13(a)(1) executive, … Read more
EEOC Says Most Sex Harassment Training Is Ineffective
Despite 30 years of training and sensitivity sessions since the U.S. Supreme Court first said sexual harassment is discrimination, workplace harassment … Read more