Who Bears the Cost of Tools and Equipment?
Do California employers have to pay for an employee’s tools and equipment that are needed to perform the job?
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Where to Get Pay Survey Data
Pay surveys are an important tool for developing and maintaining pay plans that fairly reward employees without breaking the bank. But where should the information come from? Should it be gathered by someone in-house? Or paid for from a consultant? What are the options?
If A Manager Denies FMLA Benefits, They May Be Found Personally Liable
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and FMLA allow workers to sue individuals for denying them benefits, and that includes HR directors and managers and the company CEO. Read more.
Cutting Edge or Over the Edge? HR and Recruiting Decisions Made with Social Media Monitoring
By Hudson Global The era of unprecedented insights into personal preferences and behaviors has made its way to HR and recruiting. Tools now exist that show which candidates and employees are on the job hunt in real time.
Loyalty Unchecked Leads to Headaches and Heartache
Legendary college football coach Joe Paterno died on Sunday after a battle with lung cancer. But by many accounts, some people who knew him well say the 85-year-old died of a broken heart. I think Joe Paterno’s career at Penn State University is worth closer examination because there are lessons for employers and employees alike. […]
HR’s Worst Mistake—The Trigger-Happy ‘No’
Special from the Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, Las Vegas The number one mistake I see is untrained supervisors responding negatively to employees’ requests for reasonable accommodation, said attorney Mark Schickman, They just say “no” without any interactive discussion. Even if you’re sure there’s no hope of accommodation, you have to have the interactive discussion, he […]
Congress Approves Expanded Disability Bias Protections–Get Ready for the Changes
Last week, Congress approved important legislation, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (S. 3406), to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide broader protections for disabled workers and turn back the clock on Supreme Court rulings that Congress deemed too restrictive of disabled employees’ rights. President Bush is expected to sign the Act, and […]
Four Employees Win $19 Million in Race Case
A federal jury in Portland recently awarded $19 million to four African-American former employees of Asbury Automotive Group, LLC ? the former corporate owner of Thomason Toyota in Gladstone. The workers alleged they were forced to endure a hostile, racially charged work environment. Four salesmen, Carlos Barfield, Marcus Arnold, Jahaeel Hardy, and Kent Paul, sued […]
Overtime and Long Shifts: Can 12-Hour Shifts Be Implemented Without Overtime?
I’d like to move my employees from a 5-day week to a 3- or 31/2-day week—that is, change over to 12-hour shifts from 8-hour shifts. Is there a way to do this without paying overtime? And is there any downside? — Alan, HR manager in San Diego
Pros and Cons of a Returnship
We’ve previously explained what a “returnship” is. In short, it’s a recruiting program focused on individuals who are returning to the workforce after some form of extended absence.