Driver’s ADA Claim Hits a Red Light
By Gregory J. Wartman, JD A Pennsylvania federal court recently considered an employee’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claims for disparate treatment, harassment and retaliation.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
FMLA and ADA Interplay Quiz: Benefits Coverage for Employee on Unpaid Leave
Although the legal requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are similar in some regards, at times an employer may find that the requirements of one law contradict the other. In these cases, it is important to know which law takes precedence, or “trumps,” the other.
FMLA: Shifting Reasons for Termination Lock Prison into Jury Trial
By Michael P. Maslanka, JD It’s crucial that employers take the time to accurately state the reason for an employee’s termination. Not doing so may expose you to liability later. For a recent case that illustrates that basic principle, read on.
Vermont Passes Paid Sick Leave Law
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD Vermont is the latest state to join the growing tide of paid sick leave laws in the states and numerous local ordinances across the country. In February 2016, the Vermont legislature passed a bill that, when effective, will require employers to provide employees up to 3 paid sick days per year […]
Check Out the Results of Our Talent and Performance Management Survey
Yesterday we began to explore the results of the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey. Today we’ll take a look at more of the data.
More Advantages of a Company Intranet
By Christopher Pyle In yesterday’s Advisor, Chris Pyle, president and CEO of Champion Solutions Group, discussed the advantages of a company Intranet. Today, Pyle elaborates on a few more advantages of implementing one of these systems.
Financial, Productivity Challenges Face Workers Who Survive Cancer
As a group, cancer survivors (estimated to number 14.5 million in the United States in 2014) face greater economic burdens including medical expenditures and productivity losses. Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures, and the extra costs vary by age and cancer site, according to a new American Cancer Society study.
Talent and Performance Management Survey: The Results Are In!
The HR Daily Advisor® research team conducted the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey in January 2016. Talent and performance management is one of the most important and rigorous tasks any HR professional has to deal with. We asked participants everything from how they identify high-performing employees to how they reward those employees to what […]
Creating Productivity via Company Intranet
By Christopher Pyle Collaboration and productivity are increased with good communication, and such communication can be improved through the use of a companywide Intranet. Chris Pyle, president and CEO of Champion Solutions Group, discusses the advantages of such a system in today’s Advisor.
New York, California gearing up for $15 minimum wage
On April 4, the governors of New York and California signed measures that will culminate in a $15 minimum wage phased in over the next few years. Champions of the minimum wage increases say they are important to providing workers a living wage, but foes in both states predict job losses and business failures. New […]