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Nearly $1 in every $5 spent in the United States by 2024 will be on healthcare-related costs.1 There is no question that this industry will be booming in the years to come; and there’s also no question that it’s changing rapidly—you need your employees to keep up to date, and your employees, especially your top […]
Though there are many benefits of using e-learning programs for your environmental, health, and safety (EHS) training, e-learning doesn’t work for every organization, or it may work only as part of a blended learning approach. Blended learning is a commonsense concept that results in great learning success. The blended learning approach is simply acknowledging that […]
Social media monitoring is becoming increasingly common by employers as social media use by employees grows. However, employers should be careful not to be so restrictive that they tread on an employee’s right to concerted activity as protected by the NLRA. Employers should carefully craft social media policies such that they don't diminish this right.
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit seeking back wages and liquidated damages on behalf of a former Staples Contract and Commercial Inc. employee for alleged violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act. DOL filed suit after a Wage and Hour Division investigation found that the employer failed to notify an employee […]
A new study by two professors from prestigious business schools has dropped a bombshell about managers, and what they are bragging about doing in their bedrooms. No, don’t get out your sexual harassment policy. They are sleeping with their Smartphones!
by Mary Pivec Employers face a high cost if they are accused of engaging in discriminatory employment verification procedures. The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Discrimination (OSC) in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has made it a priority to pursue employers that allegedly misuse or abuse their access […]
Spring is here and seasoned HR pros know that in some workplaces, as the temperature rises, so do employee dress code violations. According to a BLR® poll, the most common warm-weather fashion faux pas is flip-flops (51 percent), but wearing the beach footwear to work seems tame compared to these fashion disasters. Slumber party attire—An […]
What’s the biggest change being out of the White House? Former first lady Laura Bush says, “George can no longer use ‘There’s turmoil in East Timor’ as an excuse to leave his socks on the floor.” She was the keynote speaker at SHRM’s Annual Conference and Exposition held recently in Orlando.
Do you believe in karma? Do you think a person brings upon himself inevitable results, whether they are good or bad? Does what goes around come around? These are some questions business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald ponders. Oswald, CEO of BLR, offered his thoughts on karma and leadership in a recent edition of The […]
Litigation Value: potentially millions when Dunder Mifflin/Saber tries to assert ownership rights over the Stapler-Marker or scented pink paper. In an unusual deviation from its comic roots, last night’s episode of The Office, “Gettysburg,” tackled a difficult societal issue: the isolation and depression resulting from corporate America treating business like war….. Ok, that’s not true […]