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by Erica E. Flores Election season can bring out the best and worst in our nation. The important issues that should be the focus sometimes take a backseat to headline-grabbing one-liners. But true leaders emerge at some point in nearly every campaign. It remains to be seen which of this cycle’s large group of presidential […]
The Holiday Gift Check Program announced the addition of a ham to the purchase items for the holiday gift checks provided to employers interested in giving their employees a welcome gift during the holidays as a sign of their appreciation.
The Administrative Exemption: it’s where the greatest number of employers go wrong and no surprise, says attorney Susan G. Fentin—it’s the broadest and most ambiguous exemption of them all. In yesterday’s Advisor, Fentin helped us understand the huge dollar risks in mistaken exemption decisions. Today, how to determine if your employees meet the tricky administrative […]
by Charlie Plumb An Oklahoma law going into effect on November 1 allows employees to store ammunition in their locked vehicles parked at work. A key aspect of Oklahoma’s Self-Defense Act allows people with valid gun licenses to carry handguns openly as well as concealed weapons in many public places. But another part of the […]
Law enforcement officers fall into a different category where age discrimination is concerned. Age actually is a reason to deny hiring a police officer. Facts In 1989, Philip Geenen started working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a law enforcement position in South Dakota. He was 43 at the time. In 2005, at […]
Here are four more integrations every enterprise will need their Learning Management System (LMS) to have in 2018. [Part 1 of this article appeared in the previous issue.]
Employers now can get an extra 30 days on top of the 90 days by which employers must have offered health coverage to eligible workers, under new final rules on orientation periods issued by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury. The final rules, published on June 25 in the Federal […]
We asked for your comments this year — and you delivered. Here’s a list of the top 10 HR Daily Advisor articles you discussed this year. 5 Dumbest Management Concepts — Is HR One of Them? “It’s a truism that nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes and bad management. But why?” asks […]
Safety training is of the utmost importance—in many situations, it can literally be a life or death matter. With so much on the line, it’s important to get your message across effectively, and a new video-on-demand library from Safety.BLR.com® is a powerful classroom tool.
When you consider the nature of student loan debt in America, it should be no surprise that college graduates value loan assistance as a benefit. If your company wants the edge when it comes to recruiting college talent, consider making student loan assistance a priority. A new survey has found that many student loan borrowers […]