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Realizing a More Diverse Workplace Through Investment in Black and Brown Girls

By Kelly Fair, Polished Pebbles Jul 26, 2023 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jul 26, 2023

In recent years, we’ve seen many companies and corporations introduce initiatives designed to advance professional opportunities for historically excluded populations across the employment spectrum, including C-suite and senior leadership positions. There’s no denying that a more diverse workforce and an equitable work environment result in stronger outcomes and employee satisfaction. As the professional landscape continues […]

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Cafeteria Plan Forfeitures Explained By IRS

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Aug 9, 2017 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Some light was shed on the rules related to cafeteria plan forfeitures when the plan sponsor ceases operations and terminates the plan, in Information Letter 2016-0077, issued earlier this year by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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Unemployed? Dead-End Job? This App Is Not for You

By Melissa Morse Feb 20, 2017 HR Strange But True

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Are you a single, hard-working individual who is looking for Mr. or Ms. Right who has the same work ethic or career aspirations as you do? We’ll you’re in luck! There’s a new dating app that will help you find a partner based on his or her current career.

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Understanding CEO pay is a matter of perspective

By Dan Oswald Jul 10, 2017 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Dan Oswald You hear a lot today about CEO pay and how something needs to be done about it. That CEO compensation is out of hand. It’s spoken about as if it’s a wild, living creature that must somehow be tamed. I agree that executive pay seems completely unreasonable when you look at the […]

Lockheed Martin settles race discrimination case for $2.5 million

By Celeste Duke Jan 22, 2008 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 22, 2008

Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest military contractor, will have to pay former employee Charles Daniels $2.5 million. The African-American electrician was subjected to a racially hostile work environment at several job sites nationwide. This is the largest amount ever obtained by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a single person in a discrimination case. […]

Vision Benefits Survey Findings Underscore Need to Educate Younger Employees

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 19, 2018 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Feb 19, 2018

A new survey has found that younger employees are significantly less likely to enroll in vision benefits plans or understand the importance of eye exams.  The Transitions Optical Employee Perceptions of Vision Benefits survey, conducted among 1,300 employees, reveals that 84% of Baby Boomers, 80% of Gen X and 75% of Millennials report that they […]

Special Issues in Conducting Workplace Investigations

By Todd Leeuwenburgh Aug 23, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Aug 23, 2011

The truth is rarely pure and never simple (Oscar Wilde once said), and nowhere is that more true than when investigating workplace allegations of harassment, theft, discrimination, safety violations or substance abuse. Here are a few tricky situations that pose challenges investigators need to understand so as not to let the process derail. The Reluctant […]

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Developing a Pipeline of Internal Talent Important Part of Hiring Strategy

By Jennifer Carsen, J.D., Senior Legal Editor, Karen Barretta, Contributing Editor Oct 4, 2017 Recruiting

Updated: Oct 4, 2017

Going external to recruit the most qualified candidates is critical to keep up with the demand for talent in most organizations. But that strategy overlooks two important sources of internal talent – current employees with talent and experience not utilized in their current positions or who have the ability to grow into new roles and […]

Counting FMLA Leave is Different When an Employee Works Overtime

By Guest Columnist Nov 10, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Nov 10, 2016

By Dennis J. Merley Calculating and counting an employee’s 12 weeks of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave is usually a pretty clear-cut matter. However, the math can get complicated when the employee regularly works overtime and has to miss some of the extra shifts because of intermittent FMLA leave.