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In this FMLA training scenario, an employee has a “common” cold that requires more than 3 consecutive days of bed rest and prescription medications. The employee fails to provide medical certification at first and then when she does, the manager suspects it may be a forgery. Read more.
by Amy M. McLaughlin The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) require certain employers to submit an EEO-1 report to provide specific demographic information about their workforce. The EEO-1 report has been revised, and beginning in September 2007, you’ll be required to use […]
The better your employee engagement, the less hiring you’ll have to do. Let’s take a look at a recent poll.
After the #MeToo movement pervaded the workplace in 2018, more and more employers are beginning to consider how they’re going to address the gender gaps across their own organizations this year, especially because new research indicates that nearly half of all women have reported experiencing some form of discrimination due to their gender while on […]
In yesterday’s Advisor, we gave some tips on how to get an interview started on the right foot and how to present the organization to the applicant during the interview. Today we’ll provide some more tips, this time focusing on the next parts of the interview: learning about the applicant and closing the interview.
Well, apparently Michael Scott has moved to Boston and obtained a medical degree. Last week, the Boston Globe reported that a neurosurgeon at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital was suing for gender discrimination. Her evidence? The antics of her boss, the chief of neurosurgery, who keeps an 8 inch sculpture of a penis and a […]
In Yesterday’s Advisor we featured three free metrics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics recommended by Compensation.BLR.com®. Today, two more, plus good news—an upcoming metrics webinar that will help you pin down metrics that management wants to see. Cost-of-Living Index Each month, the BLS collects data on prices of a “market basket” of food, clothing, […]
by Angelo D. Catalano The first of a series of minimum wage increases for fast-food workers in New York is set to begin on December 31. The increases survived a challenge from the National Restaurant Association when the New York Industrial Board of Appeals decided on December 9 that the state’s action to raise wages […]
Whenever you’ve got new applicants, you always want to start them off on the right foot. One of the most critical aspects of this is ensuring that your application form doesn’t put you in any legal trouble.
by Dan Oswald The other day, a colleague passed along an article from Inc. magazine titled “35 Habits That Make Employees Extremely Valuable.” Whether you’re an employee trying to figure out how to make yourself indispensable to your employer or a manager looking for the right type of person for your team, this piece, written […]