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A recent DOL decision assessed penalties of over $277 thousand against movie theaters for employing youths in dangerous jobs and for working them illegally long hours. Have summer hiring plans? Better review youth hiring rules. Many companies enjoy adding young workers to their staffs during the summer months, and it’s a win-win as long as […]
Litigation Value: minimum $250,000 if Dwight gets the job. C’mon, let’s be honest. You watched the season finale of The Office for the same reason that millions of fans watch NASCAR. You knew a pile-up was coming. And you kind of hoped the crash would be fantastically terrible — so long as no one was […]
If you are like the majority of American workers, there’s a good chance that you spent some time over Labor Day weekend checking in to the office. According to PGi’s Workcation Nation Survey, 42 percent of U.S. employees choose to check in with the office once a day while on vacation, and 40 percent report […]
As a key member of the HR team, you are in a unique position to understand and express the company’s culture and core values through the items gifted to the team or distributed at events. Are you demonstrating the “why” behind the company through these items, or are you supporting the brand ethos? Does Susan […]
According to Ronda Davis, CPLP, PMP, a training manager at MicroPact, trainers can tap the power of informal learning by incorporating “the three Es” (environment, education, and encouragement) into their training strategy.
by Peter M. Panken Drafting executive employment contracts requires attention to myriad details. The higher up the executive, the more likely there will be detailed negotiation of the terms. And when negotiating with an incoming CEO, CIO, or CFO, an HR executive is faced with tough negotiations with a future boss. Keep up with the […]
Think of your e-learning portfolio as your digital and interactive résumé that’s online. It’s the best way to digitally document your experience, skills, and qualifications as an e-learning professional. And it will certainly make you stand out among your peers and others in your field. E-learning portfolios can be fun to create and maintain, too. […]
By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Legal Editor According to a new study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), the proportion of small employers offering health coverage to their workers has declined, but not so with larger employers.
Policy—you deal with it in human resources every single day. Are you keeping your practices up to date? Are they being consistently and fairly applied within the organization? What are your competitors up to? Help us find out! Please participate in our brief survey and see how what you are doing stacks up against what […]
by Michael Barnsback In September 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its 2013-16 Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). The SEP provided employers a clear road map of the EEOC’s enforcement priorities for the coming years. True to its word, the agency focused its enforcement efforts on the six substantive areas identified in the SEP. […]