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Candidates you are looking for are not looking for you, reminds Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer of Digi-Me at the RecruitCon 2018 session: Social Media and Mobile Recruiting: New Trends Every Employer Should be Leveraging. So how do you get the candidate you’re looking for to find you?
If you want loyalty, get a dog. If you want to inspire loyalty, act like a dog.
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Rebecca Speer dissected "he said/she said" investigations. Today we’ll get her take on how many witnesses to interview, and we’ll take a look at a program to help you with your investigation policies (and all your other policies). Deciding whom to interview, and how many people to interview, involves a careful […]
For a second time, a Philadelphia business group has asked a judge to block the city’s ban on salary history questions, arguing that the law infringes on business’ free-speech rights. The law also would prevent businesses in the city from keeping pace with competitors, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia said in a statement. […]
A brewery employee suffering from a medical condition was placed on additional work restrictions by his new treating physician. Accommodating the new restrictions put the employer in a position where it had to either invest in expensive equipment or let the employee walk.
A new federal law that went into effect in January will likely affect many businesses in Wisconsin and across the country—in particular, many small businesses that may not even be aware of the new law. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted on January 1, 2021, as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 […]
Great training does great things for your organization; however, poor training can have a great negative effect. In today’s Advisor, attorney Philippe Weiss shares nine sins of trainers—things he thinks may go wrong in your training sessions.
By Holly Jones, JD, Senior Legal Editor As another year comes to a close, many HR departments take on the annual task of the compliance audit, the update of the company policy manual and/or employee handbook, the review and replacement of workplace notices and posters, and any other HR housekeeping. But, what about your strategic […]
How can employers protect themselves and reduce the likelihood of retaliation claims when disciplining or terminating an employee who has previously filed a workers’ compensation claim? If a claim of retaliation is feared, what evidence will help prove the employer acted legally?
Hopefully, the folks at Dunder Mifflin took note of today’s mandated minimum wage increase required under the Fair Minimum Wage Act passed in 2007. As of today, the minimum wage is $6.55; next year, the official federal minimum wage will be increased to $7.25 per hour. While it’s unlikely that this will affect the wages […]