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"The next frontier of background checks are social media background checks." Sara Hutchins Jodka explained in a recent BLR webinar. In fact, SHRM recently reported that 56 percent of employers use social media in the recruiting process already.
Eye on the Election For today’s topic of likely changes to affirmative action after the election, we turned to Susan Schoenfeld, J.D., Senior Legal Editor for BLR’s human resources and employment law publications. Schoenfeld was formerly an attorney with the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in Washington, D.C., where she […]
Any California employer can tell you there are differences between the FMLA and CFRA. But what are the major differences and how do they affect employers? Here are the four biggest differences between the two laws and the impact each difference has from the employer standpoint.
In the quest for effective training, evaluation stands as the compass, guiding organizations toward success. But when considering training evaluation, a debate often arises: Should we rely on quantitative metrics—hard data—or delve into more qualitative, nuanced feedback? The answer lies in a combination of both. Understanding Quantitative Metrics Quantitative metrics offer concrete data—think test scores, […]
Given the questionable effectiveness of the “suspend without pay” approach, employers should consider Paid Decision-Making Leave (PDML). It’s more respectful—and more effective, says attorney Allison West. West, who is principal of Employment Practices Specialists LLC, an employment law training and consulting firm in Pacifica, California, recommends the PDML program first described by performance management consultant […]
We have a crisis of respect and civility in our workplaces today.
There is no shortage of lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the economic and health adjustments we are all scrambling to make, a deluge of new challenges that have yet to be considered still looms around the corner.
Many companies are operating with a tighter budget in the wake of the pandemic. As such, business leaders have to make priority-driven decisions about how to spend their money, and where to allocate resources. This might lead some managers and decision-makers to skip uptraining opportunities for their employees in 2022. After all, your employees already […]
by Barbara J. Koenig Implicit bias is an unconscious preference for or an aversion to a person or a group of people. In other words, we may have an attitude toward others or stereotype them without conscious knowledge of what we’re doing. If we act in accordance with our implicit bias, we may be discriminating […]
Do you consider yourself or your team leadership a “constructive deviant,” a “destructive deviant,” a little of both, or none of the above?