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Use Wellness Training to Help Employees Keep Their Health Resolutions

This information is applicable for all employees and comes from one of BLR’s popular HR Training Presentations in PowerPoint on “Healthy Aging.” Discussion Points Use these discussion points for each question as you talk about each aspect of healthy aging with your employees. 1. Nutrition strategies to help ensure healthy aging include: Eating foods from […]

Littler’s EEOC Activity Report–No Relief for Employers

Littler Mendelson’s recently released Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2012 indicates that the agency recovered a total of $365.4 million in monetary benefits in FY 2012, the highest level ever achieved through the administrative process. In addition, in settlement of 254 EEOC lawsuits, the EEOC recovered an additional $44.2 million. Employers beware. The report, […]

Data May Be King, But Don’t Forget the Humans

Yesterday’s Advisor featured futurist Mike Walsh’s take on recruiting and managing employees in an environment that is quickly changing. Today, Walsh says we may be awash in data, but let’s not forget the human element. Walsh, a well-known prognosticator and author of the Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas, delivered his tips for preparing for the future […]

Case Demonstrates Importance of Training on Same-Sex Harassment

What happened In April 1990, “Kerry” was hired as a parole officer by the New York State Division of Parole. In February 2005, “Shannon,” a female area supervisor, was transferred to oversee the Queens, New York, office where Kerry worked. Kerry alleged that on three occasions between mid-April and mid-September 2005, Shannon sexually harassed her […]

Etiquette

New Manual Offers International Business Etiquette Tips

In a globally connected world, those who wish to be truly successful need to demonstrate their ability to engage with suppliers, customers, business partners, and even coworkers from around the globe.

Creating a Living, Breathing Ethics Audit

Yesterday’s Leadership Daily Advisor examined how the C-suite sets the tone for an effective, ironclad ethics rulebook. Today we offer three more themes to give your ethics strategy a checkup.

Arizona Voters Approve Medical Marijuana

By Dinita L. James, Gonzalez Law, LLC By a slim margin, Arizona has become the 15th state in the nation to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Proposition 203, or the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, trailed by about 6,000 votes in early election night returns. Yet, after 10 days of counting early voter […]

DMEC provides strategies for dealing with paid leave ‘patchwork’

By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor HR.BLR.com What a difference a year makes. The number of states and cities with paid leave rules is growing rapidly. In 2014, Connecticut was the only state with a paid leave law. In 2015, Massachusetts and California joined Connecticut with their own paid leave laws. The number of […]

EEOC Guidance on Whether High-School-Diploma Requirement Violates ADA

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published new guidance addressing whether an employer violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by requiring a high-school diploma for a job. The guidance was issued in response to an informal discussion letter in which the agency stated that the requirement may violate the ADA if (1) it […]