Wage Garnishment? Not Quite as Easy as It Appears
You’ve got no choice but to honor a garnishment order, but the issues of how much of disposable income to pay and which order to honor first are trickier than they appear on the surface.
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Getting Strategic in 2016
By Holly Jones, JD, Senior Legal Editor Yesterday we heard from BLR® Senior Legal Editor Holly Jones, JD, who had some excellent tips on getting your goals strategically oriented for 2016. Today, more from Jones on setting and accomplishing strategic goals, posters in the workplace, and other HR housekeeping. Refinable Goals Refinable goals are those […]
7 Leadership Practices Linked Directly to Corporate Financial Success
In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape leaders face many challenges requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success.
Should I Be Doing Video or Skype interviews?
Yesterday’s Advisor featured attorney Jacob Monty’s advice for employers using social media. Today, his take on video and Skype® interviews.
Construction Industry Struggles with Skills Gap
For decades, the prevailing wisdom in the United States was that to get a good, high-paying career, it was necessary to get a college degree. But there is a large number of well-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, although they may require more than just a high school diploma.
Behavioral/Situational Interview Questions—Will They Work for You?
In part one we learned how to probe to get meaningful answers in the interview; today we handle some behavioral interview questions.
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Litigation Value: Counseling for everybody! Last night, NBC treated us to a holiday extravaganza. If last week’s two-part “Classy Christmas” wasn’t enough “Office” for you, we got the joy of three episodes last night! That’s right, three full episodes of Michael and the gang, acting ridiculous as usual. I recapped “Counseling” and my talented colleagues […]
The Results of Our HR Metrics Best Practices Survey Are In!
Our HR Metrics Survey, conducted in April 2015, sought to find out how metrics are being employed in the field of human resources. Everyone knows that the C-suite loves to see hard data—which HR arenas (and what aspects of them) are the most measured? How are metrics used to gauge recruiting success? What metrics were […]
Compensation Committees: New Challenges Ahead
In September, a judge rejected a $33 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America that it deemed unfair to stockholders. The settlement related to bonus payments to Merrill Lynch executives at the time of Bank of America’s acquisition of the firm. The rejection was another indication to Scott Landau that […]
Minimize intermittent leave scheduling issues
In California, employers have to juggle both FMLA and CFRA laws, and both allow protected leave on an intermittent basis. Intermittent leave is perhaps the most difficult aspect of FMLA/CFRA leaves because it presents operational and scheduling issues and inconveniences that can be frustrating for employers. Understanding intermittent leave and what can be done to minimize these frustrations and scheduling issues can go a long way toward easing the implementation of FMLA/CFRA leaves.