Practical HR Tips, News & Advice. Updated Daily.
These Queen lyrics fit what’s going on with President Obama’s nominees to the Wage and Hour Division: And another one gone, and another one gone; another one bites the dust! President Obama withdrew the nomination of Leon Rodriguez to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor on Aug. […]
by Keri Bennett As noted in past articles here, Canadian employees can sue for lack of adequate notice of termination. Fired employees seeking damages for inadequate notice have a corresponding duty to mitigate or minimize any resulting losses. If other work is available, their losses may be minimal. Employees frequently claim a lack of available […]
A new survey has found that U.S. employers aren’t expecting to fully fund their annual employee bonuses in 2015.
In a blow to employers, the California Supreme Court has ruled that three school districts can be sued for giving enthusiastic job references that left out a vice-principal’s history of alleged sexual misconduct with students. This decision highlights the risks of giving reference letters, even when everything you say is positive.
At a conference earlier this year, I had the honor of moderating a lively, open, and engaging roundtable on women’s leadership. I opened the session by asking the participants whether they felt they were expected, as women, to act or behave a certain way to succeed in business.
People are now spending more time on social media sites than on e-mail, says attorney Jody Katz Pritikin, and a lot of that time is being spent at work. In today’s Advisor, Pritikin shows how to manage the new steamroller of social media. Pritikin, who is with Katz Consulting & Associates in Santa Monica California, […]
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.
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 […]
This article is part of a series that compares and contrasts various aspects of the two laws.
By Chris Ceplenski, BLR Managing Editor, News A number of the sessions at WorldatWork’s 2016 Total Rewards Conference touched on—and sometimes focused significantly on—the importance of effective communication with employees regarding their benefits.