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In a time of economic uncertainty, employers are looking for innovative ways to balance the needs of their workforce with the realities of the post-Healthcare Reform era. Kristen Allison, president of Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, a leading employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm based in Orange County, offers insight into today’s hottest trends set to […]
This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. Employers managing leave issues for employees in the military now have more definitive guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on how to handle taxation of differential military pay. […]
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just ruled that Nevada employee Gerald Foley engaged in protected concerted activity when he questioned his supervisor, in front of his coworkers, about a new dress code.
While it is the HR department in most medium-sized and larger firms that performs the job analysis function and coordinates the writing of job descriptions, the entire process usually requires some input from other levels of the company hierarchy.
There are a lot of new twists to FMLA thanks to the new military caregiver leave. In today’s Advisor, we tackle the quirks in certification requirements. May we require certification for taking military caregiver leave? Yes. When leave is taken to care for a covered servicemember with a serious injury or illness, an employer may […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we covered the tricky questions around certification for FMLA military caregiver leave. Today, doubling up on military caregiver leave, and an introduction to the best-selling “FMLA Bible. May an employee take back-to-back military caregiver leave for more than one seriously injured or ill servicemember? Yes. By regulation, military caregiver leave is a […]
Telecommuting is attractive to many workers, and it’s no surprise. What is a surprise is how many of them are suing their employers. That’s right, suing. Over wage and hour issues. Over reimbursement of travel costs on days they do have to come in. Even over safety matters. The lawsuits are neither small nor cheap. […]
This content was originally published in July 2009. For the latest FMLA regulation changes, visit our FMLA article archives or try our practical FMLA compliance guide. In late spring, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) launched a comprehensive public policy campaign to promote workplace flexibility. As part of this campaign, SHRM is proposing a […]
For a limited time, the HR Daily Advisor is offering three FREE special HR reports covering topics that continue to pose new challenges. With the 2011 HR Essentials for Success Kit, you’ll receive: —5 Mistakes Everyone Makes With Job Descriptions and How to Avoid Them —Critical HR Recordkeeping —5 Tips for Creating HR Policies That […]
Job descriptions have traditionally suffered a poor reputation among managers and human resources professionals. In fact, job descriptions often end up being ignored – left at the bottom drawer of a file cabinet, neglected and rapidly becoming obsolete.