How to Attract (and Retain) Gen Zs: Give Them a Path, Not Perks
Generation Z entered the workforce last year. This means some of its oldest members—those born as early as 1997—are already embedded as our colleagues.
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Trump puts final nail in the coffin: Blacklisting rule ‘gone forever’
President Donald Trump has signed a resolution voiding an Obama-era regulation that would have required federal contractors to disclose employment law violations to agencies that award contracts. His signature was the final step in the repeal process. “It was the stake through the heart of the blacklisting regs,” according to H. Juanita Beecher, of counsel […]
Title VII Standard for Retaliation Claims Gets Scaled Back by Supreme Court
Noting that the increasing number of employee retaliation claims in employment discrimination cases calls for the proper interpretation and implementation of statutory language, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 issued a 5-4 ruling that will likely make it easier for employers to fend off such claims. In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. […]
Transform Market Rules to Stop Drug Price Gouging, AHIP Execs Advise
Runaway prescription drug pricing poses a threat to health plan solvency and to the financial well-being of individuals, because a distorted market allows profit-seeking entrepreneurs to game the system with anti-competitive pricing, health plan executives told attendees at AHIP’s national health policy conference on March 9. Drug spending is growing faster than any other component […]
Meal and Rest Breaks: A Sample Policy
A How-To List for Building a Culture of Respect
By Susan W. Kline Experienced HR professionals know that, generally speaking, an employee has no viable claim for sexual harassment unless her workplace has become “hellish.” Nonetheless, savvy employers will take action long before offensive behavior adds up to an actionable claim of sexual (or racial or religious) harassment. By focusing on inappropriate behavior and […]
Defining the American Workforce in 2018
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are six additional things currently defining and shaping the American workforce in 2018.
NLRA covers nonunion employers, too
by Gary S. Fealk The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) has the primary purpose of regulating union-management relations. However, nonunion employers must be aware that the NLRA’s provisions apply to all employees. Know what’s covered Protected activity in general. Any group of nonunion employees may engage in activity protected by the NLRA. Whenever employees engage […]
32 Recruiting Tactics Sure to Secure Millennial Interest in Your Organization
By Ryan Jenkins, host of Next Generation Catalyst Millennials want an employer that fits their lifestyle, personality, and priorities. The death of company loyalty, the rise of remote, flexible, and project-based work, and the plethora of entrepreneurship outlets available today have forever changed the employer expectations of the next generations.
The Pension Protection Act (PPA): What HR Managers Must Know
When the CEO asks “How will the Pension Protection Act of 2006 affect us?”, you need to know the answer. A special November 1 BLR audio conference will help you answer. Yesterday’s Advisor laid out some of the positive benefits of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA). We discussed how the law made provisions […]