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Wisconsin employers are used to being able to settle and receive a release of claims for known and unknown events that have occurred only in the past. In a recent Labor & Industry Review Commission (LIRC) decision, a full and final compromise agreement entered into between the parties prevented the employee from maintaining an unreasonable-refusal-to-rehire […]
In several previous posts, we discussed the concept of embracing failure. Failure is a normal part of life and shouldn’t necessarily be treated as an existential catastrophe, but it’s important to learn from it to avoid making the same mistakes.
While 51% of employees claim to be happy during the holidays, 35% claim that they’re more stressed during this time of year. It’s also no secret that employees can get distracted and become less productive during the holiday season. And many employees don’t think about training or learning and development (L&D) during the holiday season […]
American Express (AmEx) made national headlines last month when it announced it would soon offer employees 20 weeks of paid leave for the birth, surrogacy, adoption, or legal guardianship of a new child.
Are you prepared for when a candidate asks for something other than a higher starting salary, as a condition for accepting the job?
Planning for the problems facing your business is not just about what might happen, but when it will happen, and what you will do about it before, during, and after these problems appear. This statement will serve you best if it gets you to change the way you look at the world and change the […]
When employees fail to follow regulatory guidelines for FMLA notifications, may the employer delay the leave? It’s a tricky question. Here are the answers: Proper Notice Required First of all, in order for the onset of an employee’s FMLA leave to be delayed due to lack of required notice, it must be clear that the […]
To thrive in business tomorrow demands constant change today, and experienced leaders know that the hardest part of change is convincing people to change with you.
How can you do it all at once? It’s a question that rings in the mind of many HR professionals, saddled with goal after goal, and for good reason. The workload of HR professionals is mighty, and the deliverables are grand. Upholding a business model, supporting your people strategy, keeping up with everchanging legal issues, […]
After a Chicago investment analyst learned of a colleague’s termination, he took matters into his own hands. He went to a conference room where he knew the firm’s chief operating officer and chief investment officer were meeting. There, he expressed his anger by turning his back on the officers and dropping his trousers and underwear. […]