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Heads They Win … Tails You Lose (Mitigating Measures)
In yesterday’s Advisor, Attorney Patricia Eyres briefed us on accommodating depression. Today, her take on mitigating measures—a lose/lose proposition for the employers—and we introduce the new leadership training system from TrainingToday®. What’s a Mitigating Measure? According to the Job Accommodation Network, a mitigating measure is a treatment, therapy, or device that eliminates or reduces the […]
Hey, C-Suite, Here I Am
Yesterday’s Advisor featured Expert Jennifer McClure’s first three steps in becoming an HR strategist whose work is valued by the C-suite. Today, we offer the rest of her tips. McClure, president of Unbridled Talent LLC in West Chester, Ohio, offered her tips at SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exposition, held recently in Las Vegas. [Go here […]
Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Minimum Wage, Paid Leave Law
In a three-sentence order entered just before the close of business March 14, the Arizona Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, commonly known as Proposition 206. The unanimous ruling dashed the last remaining hope of business groups trying to block the voter initiative, which raised the state’s minimum wage to $10 per hour on January 1 and mandates paid sick leave for most employees beginning July 1, 2017.
Minimum Wage Requirements 101
Does your organization pay minimum wage for any roles? What about roles that are paid above minimum wage, but still close to it? Did you know this may not be enough to be legal if you’re taking certain deductions off that pay? Did you know that you may not be able to pay only the […]
ADA Reasonable Accommodations: Recent Cases Examine How Far You Must Go
Most employers know that state and federal anti-discrimination laws require you to offer reasonable accommodations to disabled workers to allow them to perform their jobs. But applying this seemingly straightforward rule to real-life situations is often trickier than it sounds. In several recent cases, employers have found themselves on the wrong end of expensive lawsuits […]
Sales Compensation Plans: 5 Steps to Ensure Strategic Alignment
Sales compensation can be tackled from a strategic standpoint to ensure it is in alignment with company goals and objectives. This is important when getting started in the process. In fact, to ensure that their sales compensation plan is strategically aligned, here are 5 steps employers can take. Here are 5 steps to ensuring strategic […]
Don’t Back-Burner Employee Communications
Ask employees what they like least about their jobs, and they typically cite a problem with communication. In fact, in many national employee attitude surveys, participating organizations across the board were rated lowest on questions related to communication. This is particularly unfortunate given that employees who took the survey said communication was very important to […]
Best of Pages of HR Podcast 2023
HR Daily Advisor’s Pages of HR podcast provides insightful conversations about HR-related books with the writers who create them. This year, we ran a gamut of exceptional books highlighting hot topics that continued to make headlines in 2023, including DEIB, leadership, and mental health. As we end the year and look toward a new one, […]
The Job Rejection Heard Around the World
Interviewers take note: It’s best to check who you are sending your text message to before actually sending the message. One interviewer learned the hard way after the interviewee received a text that was intended for the manager.