How to Best Leverage the Millennials in your Business
Millennials often get a bad rap; however if business managers and leaders apply and deploy a wealth of knowledge and special tactics, they will get the most out of the Millennials they employ.
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The “Antidiscrimination Bond”: Can It End Discrimination Suits at Your Company?
A B-school professor proposes an “antidiscrimination bond,” a tool that would screen out persons likely to sue you for discrimination before they’re ever hired. Would you use it? Since the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, governmental power has been directed at ending discrimination in the workplace. In a possible ironic twist, […]
HRDA Frankly Speaking: McKesson’s Sr. Director of Talent Succession: How to Make Engagement a Repeatable Outcome
Every organizational system, be it performance management, feedback cycles, development, or succession planning, should communicate an organization’s values. When messaging across these systems is cohesive, engagement becomes repeatable. But when feedback, goals, and strategy feel disconnected, employee engagement plummets. Jenessa Disler, Senior Director of Talent Succession at McKesson, and SPARK HR 2026 speaker, knows that this kind […]
Wage and Hour: Not Paying for “Off-The-Clock” Work Lands Employers In Hot Water; When You Do-And Don’t-Have To Pay
It’s obvious you have to pay employees for all the hours they spend doing their job. But violations of this rule by employers are common, and they can be very expensive. A few years back, for example, Nordstrom had to set aside millions of dollars to settle a class action lawsuit charging numerous “off-the-clock” violations. […]
Standing Desks May Help Improve Employee Moods
Last month, we discussed criticisms surrounding claims that standing desks improve the health of users. Supporters of standing desks often point to studies that claim remaining seated for prolonged periods of time—as most office workers do—has negative impacts on our health.
10 Back Care Tips for Your Employees (Infographic)
“Research shows that up to nine out of 10 adults in the western world suffer back pain at some point in their lives. Only colds and flu beat low back problems when it comes to the most common reasons for visiting a general doctor or taking time off work,” says Mark Alexander, inventor of BakBalls, a self-help device […]
Economists Say 401(k) Plan Loan Policy Shapes Borrowing
Decades into reviewing the pluses and minuses of 401(k) defined contribution retirement plans, most employer plan sponsors have chosen to offer plan loans, which on the one hand give participants early partial access to their retirement funds but also threaten to erode those savings. A new paper suggests that plans’ loan policy can shape participant borrowing, […]
FMLA Leave: Is Employee Protected If Employer Fails To Designate?
By Lynn Mueller, Felhaber Lawson Once an employee gives her employer notice that she’s requesting leave under the FMLA, the employer cannot escape liability for discrimination by merely approving the leave but skipping the paperwork designating the leave as FMLA-protected.
Which Metro Areas Benefit from Best-Place-to-Live Rankings?
Despite the growing sophistication of telecommunications tools and employers’ increasing willingness to allow employees to work remotely, being located in a desirable location can be a draw for companies looking to attract top talent.
What You Should Really Expect from Recently Promoted Employees
Unfortunately, there isn’t typically one set of tools or metrics you can rely on when evaluating newly promoted employees. How employees should be evaluated once they’re promoted depends on a variety of factors, such as their current skill sets and experience levels, the size of the project or team they’re overseeing and the team’s expertise, […]