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Are you recruiting on LinkedIn yet? LinkedIn is the social media site geared toward careers. It claims to have over 100 million professionals using the service to exchange information, referrals, recommendations, ideas and opportunities, so there’s no denying it’s a force HR professionals need to know about and a potential tool in recruiting toolbox. However, […]
California has a unique set of rules for background checks for employment that go beyond the other 49 states and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). If you’re an employer in California, it’s important to follow the rules to the letter, since applicants can sue for up to $10,000 for any violation—regardless of actual […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, breastfeeding consultant and expert Michele Griswold, MPH, RN, IBCLC, helped employers understand their obligations to breastfeeding mothers. Today, questions about refrigeration and sound issues, plus an introduction to the all-in-one HR website, HR.BLR.com. Griswald who is chair of the Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition, shared her remarks during an interview with BLR Editor Elaine […]
Do you have a formal process for workplace investigations? Do you know how to protect yourself from discrimination claims? Every adverse employment action you take could potentially be the basis of a claim of discrimination. Complaints and investigations are serious and should be treated as such because it’s easier than ever for an employee to […]
Most employers want to offer support for new mothers returning to work, including those who choose to breastfeed. But finding and providing a private place for expressing milk has been a problem in many facilities. Nevertheless, that private place has to be found, because the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the U.S. […]
More retaliation claims were filed with the EEOC in 2011 than any other kind of workplace discrimination claim. Why? In this video, BLR legal editor Joan Farrell explains how court rulings regarding adverse employment actions have expanded the scope of retaliation in the workplace–and what employers should do in response. HR.BLR.com Editor Chris Ceplenski (CC): […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor I once read that you need three people to run a successful business—a creative leader, a businessperson, and an a**hole says business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. Now, I’m not sure you actually need three people, but you definitely need all three skill sets in the […]
It may seem paradoxical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) should begin auditing health plans for compliance with the health reform law’s mandates, given that the U.S. Supreme Court could very well strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for being unconstitutional in early summer. But it’s better that plans be ready to demonstrate […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced it is postponing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) employee rights posting rule until the legal issues are resolved in court.
Yesterday, we looked at Dan Oswald’s thoughts on control vs. collaboration. Today, more wisdom from Oswald. He suggests that managers shouldn’t try to have all the answers; the real key to great management is asking the right questions.