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As companies consider offering student loan assistance to entice Millennial job seekers, they may want to consider that the newest generation entering the workforce probably won’t find the benefit as attractive—or necessary.
President Trump has said he likes chaos. He has suggested that it energizes him. Indeed, some people thrive on conflict and upheaval. They find the alternative boring.
Frank Lemon, the service manager for Fresno-based heavy equipment distributor J.M. Equipment Co., was fired without warning for making a sexually explicit remark to a female employee. Lemon sued, arguing that the company had until then tolerated a pervasive atmosphere of vulgar language and sexually charged conduct and that he was really terminated because J.M. […]
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Can an employee do his or her job too well? It shouldn’t be so, if our story by Andy Andrews “Goodbye, Mr. Foster” is any indicator. When we reran the story on a supposedly “slow news day” (January 2), it still garnered a number of passionate responses. Who […]
Résumé fraud occurs anytime someone intentionally provides false information on his or her résumé, presumably with the hopes it will make him or her more likely to be considered for a job. This often also encompasses application fraud—which is the same idea, but it occurs anywhere in the application process.
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 […]
“When a case begins,” says plaintiff’s lawyer Whitney Warner, “I wonder if the employer will do something dumb and fall into my hands. And they usually do make my day.” Warner is a partner with Moody & Warner, P.C., in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her tips for fending off lawsuits came at the recent Society for […]
By Gilda Villaran On February 24, 2012, a new simplified process for certain foreign workers seeking entry to the Province of Quebec was announced. Instead of applying to only seven information technology occupations, as before, the simplified process will apply to 44 occupations in a variety of fields. This is an important development not only […]
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 […]
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 […]