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Sorry, J-Lo and CeeLo: Real world requires carefully crafted employment dress codes

The Grammys aired on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Every year, audiences tune in to the glamorous awards show to watch the presentation of such celebrated accolades as “Song of the Year” and to take in the live performances of their favorite musicians. I, however, plant myself in front of the television for one reason only—to […]

Immigration

‘See You in Court’—9th Circuit Refuses DOJ Request to Reinstate Trump Travel Restrictions

A three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has unanimously upheld the freeze on President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration Executive Order. This means that enforcement of the order, which bars U.S. entry of foreign nationals from seven countries, will not be reinstated—at least not until further judicial review occurs.

Robot

Amazon’s Rise of the Machines—Could This Be the Beginning of the End of the Human Workforce?

HRSBT has previously reported on multiple companies going high tech and replacing workers with robots. Some of these stories don’t end well for the robots, mostly the restaurants in China that ended up reverting back to human waitstaff after learning that there are some jobs even robots aren’t cut out for. However, one retail giant […]

California Employee’s Inability to Return to Work Dooms Disability Case

by Marianne Koepf, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Winning summary judgment (a judgment in your favor without a full trial) in a disability discrimination case is rare for employers in California. Disability cases are often factually messy and involve complex legal issues. However, it can be done, as the California Court of Appeal’s recent decision […]

A Hands-On Hand Safety Exercise

Yesterday’s Advisor reviewed common hand hazards as well as provided some hand safety do’s and dont’s. Today we’re conducting a brief “hands-on” exercise (no pun intended) for your training.

High Volume Recruiting Tips

Yesterday we explored the implications of the Trump Administration having to hire over 4,000 employees over the next few months. Today we’ll look at what kind of system you might use for a similar challenge. By Anthony Panissidi, Social Media Associate at iCIMS