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Candace Smith has been involved in the field of human resources (HR) for more than a decade. For our latest Faces of HR profile, we sat down with Candace to discuss how she got her start in the industry, her biggest influences, as well as what it takes to cultivate a successful employee experience. “I […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD Just when you thought you’d finished learning all you could about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) releases some new material. Fortunately, BLR® Senior Legal Editor Susan Schoenfeld, JD, has the facts on the new poster and guidebook.
Microlearning is one of the most notable and pervasive trends across the e-learning industry right now. But regardless of its popularity and usefulness, it does have some limitations. And you’ll want to know what those limitations are if you’re interested in implementing it properly.
Home Depot was recently entangled in a personal injury lawsuit filed against it by an employee who hurt his back loading a lawn mower onto a customer’s trailer. Discovery [pretrial fact finding] ensued, which is where important lessons—for all Texas employers, not just those that opt out of workers’ compensation—were dealt out by the Beaumont […]
Employers have many reasons for implementing standards that regulate employee appearance. The primary reasons include:
A new study—High Education and Income Do Not Guarantee a Resilient Employee—released from meQuilibrium has found that an advanced educational degree and a high salary do not guarantee greater levels of resilience, defined as an ability to bounce back from adversity.
In today’s workplace, evolution isn’t driven by biology — it’s driven by technology. As generative AI rapidly transforms how work gets done, HR leaders face an uncomfortable question: What happens when employees start losing certain skills to AI? Rather than resisting this shift, the most forward-thinking HR professionals are realizing that letting go of some […]
With labor shortages leaving fast food and other minimum-wage work environments short-staffed, many businesses are relying on teenage employees to fill the void. But employers must be aware of applicable child labor laws, which aim to protect minors’ health and safety and to avoid interfering with their education. Employers should keep in mind three major […]
As employers largely transitioned back to an in-person workplace in 2022—either full-time or hybrid models—they experienced a noticeable increase in complaints requiring investigation. These complaints ranged from coworkers experiencing obnoxious behavior to allegations of patterns of abuse by corporate officers. These problems aren’t new. A 2016 Columbia Business School study of North American CEOs found […]
This is part one of a two-part update on changes at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Part one discusses the regulatory changes OSHA made during fiscal year (FY) 2024. The most recent regulatory changes at OSHA have been the Employee Representative Walk-Around Rule (effective May 31, 2024), the Proposed Emergency Response Standard (published […]