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Be Prepared for ICE: What to Do When ICE Visits Your Workplace

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the U.S. government. With the increased funding, the Trump administration has more than doubled the number of ICE officers and agents. As a result, ICE raids and I-9 audits are increasing in frequency. ICE raids and I-9 audits often cause anxiety and […]

How to Get Millennials Excited About Working for You

It’s hard to open any HR-related materials without finding a reference to “how to manage Millennials,” as though they are a very different breed from those who came into the workplace before them. Others, of course, aren’t sure there’s such a big difference. How Should You Go About Recruiting Millennials? FirstJob, an organization that specializes […]

Most Surveyed Companies Do Not Run Active Shooter Preparedness Drills

News reports provide repeated reminders to employers across the country that active shooter incidents are not just a potential threat but a real one. While it is reassuring to adopt a “that will never happen here” mind-set, it is important to be proactive—planning ahead and training your employees on what to do if such an […]

Don’t Forget to Find Some Quiet Time This Year

You don’t spend nearly enough time simply thinking. Before you take offense to that statement, consider how much time you spend talking, responding to e-mail, even reading—my guess is that you spend more time doing any one of them than you do thinking.

Put It All on Paper—Total Reward Statements

If you want to retain employees, they need to feel valued. Employers can show workers just how much they’re being compensated for their efforts—beyond just their base pay—through total reward statements. Consultant John Rubino has some tips for crafting and communicating these overarching compensation reports.

Office politics: why you shouldn’t care who likes Ike

by Timothy M. Barber With another round of contentious elections upon us, employers should brush up on federal, state, and local laws related to political affiliation discrimination.  The political season Fall in America: football, brightly colored leaves falling, and another cycle of contentious elections. Recent elections have involved important issues affecting businesses and employees—issues that […]

If Bill Cosby is wearing a garish sweater, this must be 1980s TV!

A few weeks ago, I saw a news story about how the last of the baby boomers are turning 50 in 2014. “Wow, that’s old,” I thought, until I realized that I’m 53. Then, as if I needed any further reminders of my elder statesmanship, one of the legal assistants in our office, a 20-something, […]

Healthy Employees Make Healthy Businesses

In yesterday’s Advisor, we explored a recent survey that suggested that wellness programs help your employees stay engaged and productive. Today we’ll take a look at a few benefits for creating a wellness program and the basic steps it takes to start one in your workplace.

California Law Applies to the Knicks, Too (Apparently)

By Michelle Lee Flores and Cozen O’Connor It was quite a surprise for the Knicks basketball team that it was subject to California’s workers’ compensation laws, given that the team is from New York. A court of appeals affirmed a California’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) award imposing liability for a cumulative trauma injury that […]