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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed but left many implementation details unclarified, says Michael P. Aitken. Significant regulatory process will continue for years, he says. What is clear is that HR managers will be dealing with PPACA issues all the way along. Use this article as a checklist or reminder of all […]
Biggest Failure The biggest problem with FMLA is frontline supervisors who have heard clear notice of the need for FMLA, but who didn’t understand what it meant or what to do, says Attorney Tam Yelling Training is, of course, the answer. Supervisors and managers need to be trained that requesters don’t need to use any […]
“FMLA was one of my favorite statutes when I was a plaintiffs’ lawyer,” says Attorney Tam Yelling. The law had a great intent, she adds, but it confuses employers. Yelling says that understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is simple: Two sentences sum up what employers need to do. Of course, Yelling has […]
Yesterday’s Advisor featured Attorney Cynthia L. Gibson’s “You Can’t Unring the Bell” on social media. Today, we have her 10 best tips for employers trying to structure a policy and an introduction to a timesaving collection of prewritten personnel policies. Gibson is senior vice president, Legal, at Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. She offered her suggestions […]
“Social media networks and blogs are now the fourth most popular online activity, ahead of personal e-mail,” says Attorney Cynthia L. Gibson. And they are getting more popular with HR for background checks. Unfortunately, she says, once you turn up information you don’t want, “you can’t unring the bell.” Gibson is senior vice president, Legal, […]
By Steve Bruce, Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-Pinion Our headline in a recent issue of HR Daily Advisor—"He’s back … in the lobby … with a gun"—was calculated to attract attention; that’s what headlines do. But not the kind of attention we attracted. A number of readers were upset by the headline and […]
Our headline in a recent issue of HR Daily Advisor—"He’s back … in the lobby … with a gun"—was calculated to attract attention; that’s what headlines do. But not the kind of attention we attracted. A number of readers were upset by the headline and wrote to tell us so. The headline was taken from […]
Litigation is the ultimate test of the adequacy of an employer’s recordkeeping practices, says attorney Allen Kato of the San Francisco office of Fenwick and West LLP. Of course, the courtroom isn’t the ideal place to discover that records are inadequate, incomplete, or nonexistent.
Flextime, telework, and other perks: Are they feel-good frippery or the path to profits? In today’s Advisor, we’ll take a look at two companies that have reaped substantial rewards from employee-based thinking and flexible scheduling. First, let’s take a look at Robert W. Baird & Company, an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity, […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered the first two legs of FMLA eligibility. Today we address the third leg, FMLA and substance abuse, and provide notice of a unique FMLA Boot Camp webinar. Once employees have meet the 12 months and 1,250 hours requirements [go here for that discussion], FMLA also requires that they work at […]