Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Takes Effect April 1
Massachusetts employers will face new obligations regarding pregnant women and new mothers when the state’s new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) takes effect on April 1.
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Date for Employers to Submit H-1B Petitions Nears
Employers will begin filing petitions for H-1B visas on April 2, and immigration attorneys expect U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to quickly reach the 85,000-visa cap.
Recruiting Technology: How Video Can Attract Active and Passive Jobseekers
Is your company using video in the recruiting process? If not, you may want to consider incorporating this technology into your recruiting strategies, as we are living in a digital age that is currently faced with a competitive candidate-driven market. Talent acquisition professionals are “mining for gold” it seems when searching for top talent.
Firing Employee Who Made Threats: Opposition Isn’t Always Protected
The Iowa Court of Appeals recently found that an employee who made violent threats on Facebook couldn’t sue her former employer for retaliation after she was terminated. The court’s decision is important because it allows employers to make termination decisions when a protected complaint is pending. In other words, not all opposition is protected.
EEOC Outlook for 2018: What Should Employers Expect from the Agency?
Many federal agencies and their regulations experienced a lot of changes during 2017. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), by contrast, had a relatively uneventful year. No major controversial issues surfaced, key leadership positions were left unfilled, and some EEO issues are important to the president’s daughter—and by extension may be important to him. So […]
Unpermitted Internet Use at Work Can Be Catastrophic for Both Employees and Employers
In Texas, impersonating another person online is a crime under Tex. Penal Code § 33.07. A plethora of legal implications have developed in the labor and employment law context with the rise of social media and advertising sites such as Craigslist. Employers may not yet realize the impact such sites can have on their organizations, but the […]
A Brief Guide: Video Games and Workplace L&D (Part 1)
The gamification market is anticipated to reach $11.1 billion by 2020. And according to Pew Research, 53% of 1,021 technology stakeholders claimed that gamification would be widely used by 2020, especially in the workplace. Video games are particularly becoming more and more popular in the workplace, as many industries adopt gamification strategies and techniques. But […]
E-Learning FAQs: Answers May Surprise You (Part 2)
[Part 1 of this article appeared in yesterday’s edition.] Typically, organizations will use an LMS (learning management system) to manage their learning content and employee profiles, among other things. The type of LMS your organization will require will depend on its size and needs.
Why Your Organization Needs a Change Management Program
If properly designed, learning and development programs will naturally fit around the changes your organization makes at both micro and macro levels. Nevertheless, 70% of change initiatives fail in organizations because they don’t have change management learning programs in place. What is a Change Management Program? A change management program is a program designed to […]
How to Create Diversity with Recruiting
In yesterday’s Advisor, we talked about the benefits of having a diverse workforce and took a look at a few recruiting tips to ensure that the recruiting process promotes inclusion. Today let’s outline a few more tips: