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The 5 Biggest Productivity Challenges (and How to Overcome Them)

Productivity, at its basis, signifies the rate of output per unit of input. The phrase echoes an era where people were seen as elements in a production line, measured by the amount of time it would take them to produce a single item. But in today’s knowledge-based economy, this measure of productivity no longer holds […]

Train Workers to Prevent Falls This Spring

Craig Galecka is a fall protection specialist with LJB, Inc., a facilities and infrastructure design firm in Dayton, Ohio. Galecka is a professional engineer and certified safety professional. He designs conceptual and final fall-hazard solutions for public and private clients. Recent projects include an assessment of 40 Michigan government buildings for roof fall hazards and […]

The Basics of College Recruiting

Yesterday we looked into how college degrees might be the new high school diploma when it comes to hiring. Today we’ll look at some basics of recruiting college students.

6th Circuit: Failure to Pay Employee Salary Removed his ‘Exempt’ Status

An exempt employee must actually be paid in order to retain that exempt status, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently held. The case, Orton v. Johnny’s Lunch Franchise, involved a salaried employee who sued his employer for wages and overtime when, after beginning to experience cash flow problems, the employer stopped paying his […]

No Laws Require ‘Em, So Why Bother with Job Descriptions

Job descriptions are probably the dullest job in HR, so why bother if you don’t have to? Although there is no law requiring job descriptions, there are compelling reasons to maintain them, says attorney Olivia Goodkin. Goodkin who is a partner in the Los Angeles office of law firm Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff, gave her […]

Are You Giving New Hires Enough Safety Training?

Here are some examples that illustrate the problem of new hire accidents: A laborer on the job less than a month is injured when he slips off a ladder. A young worker makes unauthorized use of a forklift his first day on the job and is badly injured when the forklift tips over. A new […]

California employers have until March 1 to comply with new restroom law

by Michelle Lee Flores and Brett Nicole Taylor California employers need to be in compliance with the state’s new “all-gender” requirements for single-use restrooms by March 1. Assembly Bill 1732 requires all single-user toilet facilities in any business establishment, place of public accommodation, or local government agency in California to be identified as an all-gender […]

How to Use AI to Drive a Great Experience for Your Learners (Part 1)

Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is about much more than finding a better and more efficient way to deliver the most relevant learning content to your learners at all times. If implemented properly, AI should also deliver engaging and lasting learning experiences for your learners that will keep them more engaged and productive at work.