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Yesterday we learned that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will be conducting a round of audits for covered entities and their business associates. Today we’ll see how they will be conducting their audits.
Summer is often a busy time with vacations, and it’s also a great time for teambuilding and an opportunity for employee engagement. Here are five ideas.
In today’s Advisor, we hear from guest columnist, Bridget Miller, about how you can use training and development to improve your ability to keep good employees from leaving for the competition.
Many private sector employers value military skills and training. But service members and veterans are getting an even bigger edge in the recruitment process with training programs that facilitate their transition to careers as civilians.
In yesterday’s Advisor, Amy Letke, SPHR, GPHR of Integrity HR, Inc., walked readers through the ins and outs of market data aging factors: Lead, lag, or lead/lag—each has its own merits depending on the needs of your organization. Today, Letke looks at additional considerations as you set out your compensation philosophy and strategy.
By Sébastien Lebel and Chris Semerjian Canadian employers have many ways to monitor and control their business operations. However, new technologies — if misused — may lead to violations of employees’ rights. In particular, this raises the question of the extent of employees’ right to privacy. The monitoring of business operations may involve only buildings […]
We knew social media was going to be a big part of 2011’s HR landscape, but the NLRB has just upped the ante considerably. It says that an ambulance service illegally terminated an employee who posted negative remarks about her supervisor on her personal Facebook page, because the posting was “concerted activity.” The complaint also […]
by Heather L. Devine Recent cases call attention to the risk of using unpaid interns. Employers that aren’t cautious may be found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Recent decisions In a case many of you may have heard about, a U.S. district court judge concluded on June 11, 2013, that Fox […]
With more workers being invited back into the workplace as the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be subsiding, you can expect an uptick in requests for disability accommodations to continue working remotely in some capacity, even when the asserted disability isn’t coronavirus-related. If the past is any indication of the future (and in this case, I […]
The act that gained her the most notoriety was her rule that all employees must report to work at the physical office—no more telecommuting. The move was met with disapproval in many quarters (although Donald Trump reportedly approved). Some called it a step backwards for flexibility in the workplace, especially for women, who often count […]