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What HR Needs to Consider About their Business Vehicle Program During Tax Season

By Guest Columnist Apr 3, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

While there is still a short window of time for individuals to file and close out on last year’s taxes, for most companies, tax season is already in the rearview mirror. An often overlooked way to reduce employer taxes is within the business vehicle programs. By using this year’s tax season as a time to reevaluate, businesses can implement sound policies and programs to ensure the organization and the employee are in the best position come tax time next year.

A Succession Planning Offering You Can’t Refuse: Surprising HR Lessons from The Godfather

By Luke Viera, Human Capital Institute Jun 7, 2024 HR Perspectives

Updated: Jun 7, 2024

While not a conventional source of inspiration for human resources (HR) professionals, the Godfather movie series can provide a rich narrative that is applicable to organizational behavior. For example, succession planning plays a pivotal role in the series, shaping the narrative and demonstrating the complexities and importance of ensuring leadership continuity in any organization or […]

Retaliation: The Most Successful Discrimination Claim

By Roberta Fields, Attorney, McAfee & Taft Feb 20, 2024 BLR Featured

Updated: Feb 20, 2024

A retaliation claim can be successful even when the original discrimination claim fails to establish a violation of law. The same laws—federal and typically state laws—that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information also prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination […]

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7 Ways to Get More from People Analytics

By Recruiting Daily Advisor Editorial Staff Dec 12, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Dec 12, 2017

New research from Bersin by Deloitte, the research-based HR arm of Deloitte Consulting LLP, finds that people analytics, the use of employee data to help optimize business and management decisions, is strongly related to improved talent outcomes and an organization’s profitability. In fact, high-maturity organizations, or those using people analytics in a sophisticated and insightful […]

Are You Cross-Training Your Employees?

By Heather Hunt Jan 4, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 4, 2013

The following information comes from BLR’s 10-Minute HR Trainer session, "Cross-Training to Promote Better Productivity." How Does Cross-Training Benefit the Organization? Cross-training involves teaching workers job duties other than the ones they normally perform. It develops skills and knowledge so that employees have more to offer the organization. It helps you cope with absences and […]

Preventing independent contractors from becoming full-fledged employees

By West Virginia Employment Law Letter Apr 20, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Michael J. Spooner Businesses’ use of independent contractors is a growing trend in the American economy, and many observers believe the trend is here to stay. Independent contractors come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Well-known companies like Uber and Lyft rely almost exclusively on independent contractors, but there has been a significant […]

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Seizing opportunities

By Dan Oswald Aug 27, 2012 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Recently, I wrote about the importance of consistent, dedicated effort on a daily basis, quoting Woody Allen, “90 percent of success is showing up.” Some might ask, as they have, “Doesn’t it take more than having your butt in a chair?” Of course it does. Consider a student with perfect attendance. She’s at school each […]

Can We Abandon the Performance Review?

By Jim Davis Apr 7, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Apr 7, 2017

We’re in the midst of a revolution, where more than one-third of U.S. companies are replacing traditional annual performance reviews. Companies like Adobe®, Microsoft®, IBM, Deloitte, Dell, General Electric have opted for informal, regular check-ins between employees and their managers.

Judge blocks Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule

By Federal Employment Law Insider Nov 11, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Susan Warshaw Ebner, H. Juanita M. Beecher, and Sean Lee A Texas federal district court judge has granted a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule’s requirements that federal contractors report labor law violations, that the government consider such disclosures when awarding contracts, and that contractors include […]