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Win-Win Approach to Managing ‘Unplanned’ FMLA Leave

Caraway, who is a member of Miller & Martin PLLC, in the Chattanooga office, offered six tips for reducing FMLA abuse during a recent webinar sponsored by BLR. Here are tips four to six for dealing with FMLA abuse. [Go here for tips 1 to 3] Tip #4—Planned vs. Unplanned Leave It’s important to pay […]

Best of Faces of HR: Pro Advice

As we say goodbye to 2023 and look toward a new year, we couldn’t be more excited to share timely news and commentary with our dedicated HRDA audience. For our Faces of HR column this week, we look back at some of our favorite Faces and share their expert insights from the front lines of creating better workplaces. So, […]

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Deconstructing the Career Conversation

A variety of companies have realized the importance of creating a learning culture—one that values continuous learning as an ingredient for success for both the organization and the employee. In fact, “the single biggest driver of business impact is the strength of an organization’s learning culture,” says Josh Bersin, principal and founder of Bersin by […]

Why Don’t Employees Perform?

What Do We Mean by “Performance”? Let’s define performance as behavior demonstrated in a particular way for another group of people that causes a defined result, says Ware, who is president and CEO at Integral Talent Systems, Inc. Her remarks came during a recent BLR-sponsored webinar. For example, she says, if increased sales is the […]

Don’t Let Them Hit Send Without These Tips

With e-mail as a nearly omnipresent part of our lives today, organizational e-mail etiquette is something that can have a big impact on how an organization is perceived, both internally and externally.

Reform’s PCORI Fees Must Be Paid for Retiree-only and COBRA Plan Members

Employer sponsors of health plans must count members in retiree-only plans and COBRA-eligible plans for purposes of paying into health reform’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Furthermore, employees covered under two or more “specified” policies can be counted (and taxed) more than once. The IRS final rule on employer payment of PCORI fees disregarded employer requests to exclude […]

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Case Study: Harassment and Discrimination Aren’t Rocket Science

Disability-related claims can take many forms, under many statutes. Here, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist claims he was both harassed and discriminatorily denied a promotion because of his disability. The court of appeal used two different standards to decide that part of his claim can proceed, and part could not go forward. Scientist […]