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A recent appeals court opinion illustrates that an employer that acts “reasonably” often will be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that an employer had fulfilled its duties under the ADA by providing an effective accommodation to an employee with a disability, even though it […]
More than one in four American workers is either currently being bullied at work or has been bullied at work in the past, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute’s 2014 Workplace Bullying Survey. Unfortunately, the survey also found that in most cases where the problem was solved, it wasn’t solved by dealing with the bully.
Amazon.com, Inc.® founder and CEO Jeff Bezos put it best: “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.” BLR’s Employment Branding Survey conducted in June 2015 sought to learn what organizations are doing with internal and external branding.
While nearly everyone has heard of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), not everyone knows how many laws and regulations fall within their purview. When pressed, many would guess that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is within EEOC responsibility—and they would be right—but that’s not all.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) dictates minimum wage and overtime requirements, but it also allows for exemptions when specific requirements are met. Employers utilize these exemptions for qualified positions by classifying the employee as exempt—which means that individual will no longer be subject to overtime pay requirements. As long as all the qualifications within […]
A regulatory change expected to make some 5 million more employees eligible for overtime pay likely won’t take effect for a year or more, but employers are urged to plan now how they will cope with the change. David Fortney and Judith Kramer, attorneys with Fortney & Scott, LLC in Washington, D.C., recently conducted a […]
Team interviewing, sometimes known as panel interviewing, can be a valuable way to avoid some common one-on-one interview pitfalls. Unfortunately, team interviews have pitfalls of their own. Here’s some practical knowledge about conducting team interviews that will be valuable whether you are just beginning to use them or have been using them for years. Are […]
Yesterday’s Advisor presented safety training tips for preventing amputations in the workplace. Today, we cover another much more common safety hazard that can be mitigated through proper training: slips, trips, and falls.
In yesterday’s Advisor, BLR Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld shared an expert’s advice regarding the new proposed overtime rule from the Department of Labor (DOL). Today, more from Schoenfeld on the legal capacity for DOL to make certain changes as well as what changes might surface in the final version of the law.
In yesterday’s Advisor, we shared some results of our Employment Branding Survey; today, we present more results from the study, including how they choose to control what’s being said about their company and what their most successful branding actions have been.