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by Kathy Neal You’ve been verifying I-9s since the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) took effect in 1986. You know the difference between List A, B, and C documents, and you can fill out I-9s in your sleep. Imagine your surprise to receive a letter from the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair […]
November is American Diabetes Month, so this is the perfect time to talk with your managers and supervisors about accommodations for diabetic employees. Accommodations for employees with diabetes are usually small, easy to accomplish, and require little or no cost to the employer. Potential ADA Accommodations for Daily Diabetic Care Here are several examples […]
Typically, coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and staring Christmas squarely in the eye, I would be writing about taking the time to appreciate family and friends. It’s a time of gathering with those closest to you at holiday parties and meals. It’s a time of celebration and thanksgiving.
Last year, President Joe Biden signed into law far-reaching retirement plan legislation known as the SECURE 2.0 Act that includes many new rules for employers and their qualified requirement plans. In late August 2023, the IRS issued a notice delaying for two years the implementation of one of the Act’s rules—about deferrals known as catch-up […]
Lawyer-turned-author Susan Cain admits she’s an introvert and has encountered some challenges because of it. But she firmly believes that introverts have important contributions to make to U.S. business that employers usually aren’t aware of. That’s because employers have been trained, says Cain, to seek out extroverts. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World […]
A recent study finds that over one-third of employees are always looking for their next job. This information resonates with recent retention problems in the world of recruiting. Today we’ll hear from Jim McCoy, vice president of ManpowerGroup Solutions, on what you can do to help reduce turnover and mitigate some of its costs.
By Holly Jones, JD, BLR Senior Legal Editor Question: In preparation for the new regulations coming on December 1, we’d like to conduct a comprehensive Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) audit of all of our positions. We expect that some positions will be reclassified based on salary threshold, but we may also have some positions […]
The last thing you need—an ex-employee suing over a bad reference. Fortunately, most states offer a qualified privilege to employers that provides immunity for employers who give employment references; however, the privilege is easily lost if employers aren’t careful. For detailed information about the states and their laws, we turned to “The 50×50,” BLR/HRhero’s 50 […]
by John Craig and Matthew Larsen Do unions have an independent legal right, separate and apart from their collective agreement rights, to be involved in every unionized employee’s accommodation request? This question was answered earlier this year by the British Columbia Court of Appeal, which ruled that unions have no such right. Recently, in Telecommunications […]
‘Tis the season for your company’s annual holiday party. And while the notion of drinking, eating and generally enjoying merriment with your coworkers, subordinates, and superiors may seem innocuous, it is anything but. What seems like a festive occasion during the most wonderful time of the year is, if sledded incorrectly, a mine field of […]