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In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented important aspects of wellness programs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA); today, tips on navigating mandatory participation in wellness programs and more ACA regulations.
From piercings to tongue studs to revealing clothing, today’s workplace is a hotbed of cultural and generational challenges. And many of the conflicts are tied to safety issues. In today’s Advisor, we’ll tell you how EEOC helps to sort it all out. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) take on safety and religion was recently […]
When you are reviewing your retirement and dependent benefits or helping your employees who are veterans or on active duty or, you would never think that what you are doing could have ramifications centuries into the future—but they can! The Veterans Administration (VA) is still paying a pension to a dependent of a Civil War […]
HR has been working for “a seat at the table” for decades, yet that goal remains elusive. Just being the department in charge of what’s often touted as a company’s most valuable resource – its people – isn’t enough on its own. Despite lofty talk, HR often is still seen as the personnel department, a […]
by Jacob Monty Monty & Ramirez, LLP On November 3, Houston voters decided the fate of a controversial equal rights law by voting against the adoption of Proposition 1, the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). The ordinance attempted to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in city employment, services, and contracts; public accommodations; and […]
As we pointed out yesterday, fewer workers are injured or killed at work than away from work. And they do incur costs, such as finding and hiring replacement workers, production slowdowns, and morale downturns. So, it’s a good idea to emphasize off-the-job safety when providing training in activities likely to be engaged in away from […]
Newly leaked e-mails reveal that pop sensation Ariana Grande lost a gig performing at the White House based on a video circulated online last year. The surveillance footage taken at a California doughnut shop showed Grande licking a tray of doughnuts and saying, “I hate America.” The footage was later picked up by TMZ and […]
“Learning is a way of life in organizations,” says Eduardo Salas, a psychological scientist from the University of Central Florida. “Everyone gets training. But what matters? What works? What influences learning and skill acquisition?” Salas and his coauthors of a new report published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association […]
By Holly K. Jones, JD There’s going to be a new I-9 form for human resources professionals to start using by late January—if you haven’t trained them on it already, do so right away! Here to help with some entertaining (and informative) Seussian poetry is BLR Senior Legal Editor Holly K. Jones, JD.
A survey conducted last year by job site Glassdoor finds that 84 percent of Americans believe employers today have an important voice in politics.