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To find candidates, companies often rely on external sources – when the ideal person for the job may be right in front of them.
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NLRB Finalizes Rule Changes That Raise Barriers to Union Representation
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has finalized changes to its rules that are expected to make union representation efforts more difficult.
Gambling on independent contractor status? Stack the deck in your favor
by Gary S. Fealk Smart businesspeople are adept at finding ways to reduce their costs. However, cutting costs associated with employment by using independent contractors is a big risk unless you take great care to make sure you aren’t misclassifying employees as independent contractors. What’s all the fuss about? Various government agencies have been increasingly […]
Recent Settlement Suggests Shift Toward More Parental Leave Parity
A recent legal settlement over a parental leave dispute may encourage employers to move toward more gender-neutral parental leave policies.
The Reality of Opioids in the Workplace—and How Employers Can Respond
Despite what recent headlines may lead you to believe, misuse and abuse of opioids, as well as dependence on these drugs, is not a new problem. Opium and some of its derivatives are millennia old. What is new is the growing impact in the workplace.
Do Your Employees Work as Hard as They Do for Coffee?
Make sure your coffeepot station is fully stocked because September 29 is National Coffee Day, and according to a recent survey, your employees are willing to do just about anything to make sure they don’t have to give up their favorite beverage!
This is How You Stop Your Culture from Turning Toxic
by Greg Harris, president and CEO of Quantum Workplace Having a strong and positive organizational culture solves many of the problems that companies face. Everything from recruiting issues to low employee engagement can be avoided when the right culture is in place. On the flip-side, having a toxic culture can be devastating.
Survey: Small Businesses Lack Communication, Leaves Employees Feeling Unfulfilled
More than 40% of small business employees say they receive no feedback from their company and its managers, even though consistent performance evaluation is considered by Human Resources experts to be one of the most important qualities of a manager. This lack of feedback is having a negative impact on the enthusiasm of small business […]
Are You Ready for the Challenges of an Extended Workforce?
When most people think of a “job,” they think of a full-time, traditional, W-2 relationship in which the worker is an employee of the company paying him or her and works only for that employer, with close supervision of his or her work and performance. Of course, this is a vast oversimplification. Employment relationships can […]
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Litigation Value: $500,000 If I were Kevin, I would start daydreaming about how to spend the windfall I will receive from the litigation lottery. Off the cuff, I’d guess that he has a great claim for damages after being forced to publicly disclose that he has anal fissures – especially if Dunder Mifflin later takes […]