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Ergonomics: OSHA Announces New Ergonomics Strategy Based On Voluntary Guidelines, But California Employers Still On The Hook

By Jennifer Carsen May 1, 2002 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Last year the federal Department of Labor repealed the controversial Clinton-era mandatory ergonomics regulations but promised to develop another strategy for reducing workplace injuries stemming from ergonomic problems. Now, rather than apply a single ergonomics standard to a broad range of industries, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has come up with a new […]

Reducing Deferred Compensation? Careful …

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Oct 4, 2009 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Oct 4, 2009

 “Every day,” says attorney Lisa Van Fleet, “we get asked things like, ‘How can we eliminate our match? What if we change our benefits program midyear? How do we manage a reduction in force? How do we put together severance pay packages?’” Times have changed for every company. Since the economic downturn, not surprisingly, most […]

Keep your eyes on these labor and employment Supreme Court cases

By Federal Employment Law Insider Jan 6, 2016 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 6, 2016

by Judith E. Kramer The first Monday in October (October 5) marked the beginning of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term. While during the course of the 2015-2016 term the Court could agree to hear additional cases, these are the labor and employment cases currently on the docket, as well as a case involving affirmative […]

North Korea has banned sarcasm. Whatever.

By Matt Gilley, FordHarrison Sep 15, 2016 EntertainHR

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

In case you haven’t seen the news, no, the title is not a joke. The last word, however, is probably illegal now in North Korea (not that I worry much that this post is making it through the Hermit Kingdom’s web filters). First, a little background. North Korea’s government, as we all know, displays two consistent […]

Stop Measuring Satisfaction—Start Focusing on Engagement

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Mar 10, 2014 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Mar 10, 2014

Benowitz, who is the vice president of Growth and Development at The Employee Engagement Group, offered his expert tips on engagement surveys in a recent webcast offered by BLR. Engagement is about mutual commitment, says Benowitz. Companies help employees reach their potential and employees help their companies perform better. This combination results in engagement—“the capture […]

Cloud-Based Onboarding: Training Gone Tech!

By Justin Scace Sep 25, 2015 Learning & Development

Updated: Sep 25, 2015

Companies of all sizes are using cloud-based technology to augment their onboarding efforts and, as a result, they are making the process more engaging, fun, and effective, says Karl Mehta, CEO of EdCast, a personal learning network. “Everything is moving to the cloud.”

Second Court Rules Health Care Reform Law Is Unconstitutional

By HR Hero Alerts Feb 1, 2011 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 1, 2011

Monday, January, 31, another federal court — the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida — held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is unconstitutional. More specifically, the court held that the individual health insurance mandate provision found in the PPACA, which would require most individuals to obtain health insurance […]

Employer-Related Changes in Democrats’ New Health Care Reform Compromise Bill

By HR Hero Mar 19, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Mar 19, 2010

Yesterday, congressional Democrats released the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872), a compromise bill designed to provide a package of “fixes” to the U.S. Senate’s original health care reform bill — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590). Similar to the original Senate bill, there are several provisions […]