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In yesterday’s Advisor, we featured Ellen Galinsky’s imperatives for workplace flexibility. In today’s issue—specific examples of flex programs that are paying off for employers, and an introduction to a unique guide just for smaller or even one-person HR departments. Galinsky, president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute in New York made her remarks […]
Litigation related to the misclassification of nonexempt employees has been heating up over the past few years, and class actions are a legitimate and potentially costly worry for employers.
There’s now a business imperative for workplace flexibility, says Ellen Galinsky, and it’s showing up on the bottom line. In today’s Advisor, what’s changed and why you need to respond. Galinsky, president and co-founder of the Families and Work Institute in New York made her remarks at SHRM’s recent Employment law and Legislative Conference in […]
Robert Brady CEO, Business and Legal Resources Just My E-pinion Benefits costs—the challenge that won’t go away. Everyone is trying something to solve the problem or at least keep it at bay. What’s working? That’s what we’re going to find out for you. For years, BLR has surveyed HR and benefits professionals to find out […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented a checklist of the critical areas to where state law often differs from federal. Today, guidelines on how state laws differ plus an introduction to the complete state law guide, “The 50-50.” When considering state law requirements, employers should be on the lookout for the following types of differences: Different […]
Most HR managers keep up with federal law, but state law is another matter—especially when you operate or “have a nexus” in more than one state. Today’s Advisor looks at the areas you need to check. Hiring and Discrimination Many states have passed laws that go beyond the federal in coverage, applicability, and what’s required […]
If you want to prevent social media abuse, says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin, you must develop a social media policy, and your policy must include several key elements. Pritikin is an attorney/investigator/seminar leader for Katz Consulting & Associates in Santa Monica, California. Her suggestions came at the SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference, held recently […]