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Consider these recent statistics: According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 729 Hispanic or Latino workers were killed from work-related injuries in 2011. That works out to more than 14 deaths a week, or two Latino workers killed every single day of the year, all year long. Other non-English-speaking workers are a growing […]
Handling qualified domestic relations orders can be difficult in the best of times for retirement plan administrators. However, when a divorced participant or beneficiary seeks to change or maintain pension survivorship rights with a domestic relations order, determining the rightful beneficiary can become even more complex. Two recent federal court decisions indicate that case […]
Extension cords are such a common item in the workplace and the home that many people take them for granted and fail to realize that they can be hazardous if used improperly.
September is here! It seems like just yesterday we were all planning for vacations, and suddenly it’s back-to-school time already. Before we celebrate the unofficial start to fall, we’ll catch you up on some of the most popular HR Daily Advisor articles you may have missed this summer. HR Policies & Procedures Top 10 […]
BLR’s 2013-2014 Pay Budget Survey Data: How Do You Compare? The nearly 700 participants in this year’s edition of BLR’s 2013–2014 Pay Budget Survey show 19.2% of employers awarding merit increases of up to 2.5% in 2013 and 42.7% awarding increases of more than 2.5%, with 3.6% awarding increases above 5% of base pay. […]
For employers looking to utilize pay surveys to get market benchmarks, where should they look? Who is the best source for pay surveys? What about employers who already have benchmarks but want instead to implement raises on a limited budget—how should they determine how much of a raise to give for everyone versus how much to only top performers?
Today, we review some training points for preventing electrical accidents. These points should be covered in electrical safety meetings with all employees.
A new infographic from Business & Legal Resources (BLR) examines an issue that is gaining momentum in workplaces throughout the United States—Bring Your Own Device, or BYOD. More and more employees own personal devices such as smartphones and tablets and employers are finding themselves faced with what to do when employees bring these devices to […]
An employee who abused drugs and then failed to complete a rehabilitation program was not entitled to job protection by the Americans With Disabilities Act or the Family and Medical Leave Act, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. ADA does not protect illegal drug users who are not seeking treatment, and FMLA does […]