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Exemptions–Can You Define ‘Management,’ ‘Customarily’ and ‘Particular Weight’ ?

Yesterday’s Advisor pondered the issue of how much nonexempt work an exempt employee may do; today, issues around the executive exemption plus an introduction to Managing an HR Department of One. Once again, we turn to BLR/HRHero’s Wage & Hour Self-audit Guide: Practical Solutions for HR for guidance. The DOL’s tests for the executive exemption […]

How Employer Branding Can Influence Jobseekers and Applicant Behavior

It can happen to even the most qualified candidates: The interview starts, and your high hopes are dashed by the candidate’s poor choice in dress code, or maybe you discover he or she has done little to no basic research about the company and its offerings.

New WPS Training Requirements—Rising to the Challenge

In November 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended the Pesticide Worker Protection Standard (WPS). If you’re in an affected industry, it’s a big change. Today we will review the new training requirements for workers and handlers, which is what some say is the hardest part of complying with the amended WPS.

Embracing Authenticity, Awareness, and Acceptance: How SCOTUS’s Affirmative Action Ruling Will Impact Corporations

For over 25 years now, I have been consulting with companies about diversity and inclusion. This was long before the word “equity” was included. I’ve watched the concepts go from apathy to mild interest to the hottest internal HR and community initiatives that brought the word “equity” into the mix to now diversity, equity, and […]

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Kaplan Nomination Called Way to ‘Stop the Bleeding’ at NLRB

President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate Marvin Kaplan, currently chief counsel of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, to one of two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is being hailed by probusiness interests as a way to bring balance to the Board.

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10 Best Practice Tips for Effective Onboarding—Part 1: The Early Days

An employee’s first hours, days, and weeks with your organization set the stage for a positive relationship. That’s why onboarding is such a critical step in the process. So, how can you take steps to ensure that the process is as successful as possible from both the employee and the organization’s perspectives? Following are some […]

Lawyer Who Denied Access to Service Dog Gets Bit

By Keeya M. Jeffrey The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado recently approved a consent decree resolving a lawsuit filed by the Colorado Department of Justice against a Colorado Springs lawyer who refused to allow a woman, her husband, and her lawyer access to his office for a deposition because the woman brought […]