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by Mark I. Schickman We have been telling you about a big legislative change to the federal labor law around the corner, titled the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). If passed (which appears likely), it will require labor union recognition based on employee petitions without any union election. Of course, that move all but eliminates […]
It’s no question that for most of us, what we do and where we do it are key elements of our identity. After all, if we’re working 40 hours per week, that means about half of our waking lives is spent working, and for many professionals, it’s much more—not to mention the amount of time […]
The following is a list of the bestselling hardcover business books as ranked by the Wall Street Journal with data from Nielsen BookScan. 1. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis. The Vanity Fair writer and author of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine and Liar’s Poker gives a guided tour […]
The proliferation of mobile devices has blurred the line between employer and employee information, and created new threats to sensitive data that are all too well chronicled. But common-sense steps can still be taken to minimize these risks without stifling the usefulness of these new tools, two data privacy and security experts said in a […]
By Kyla Stott-Jess, Katie Clayton, and Hannah Roskey Canada’s highest court has ruled that random drug and alcohol testing in the workplace violates privacy rights. In Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) considered the validity of a random alcohol testing […]
HR managers can often save their companies thousands of dollars in litigation fees by spending just 5 minutes consulting with their attorneys, say Tracy L. Cahill and Veronica T. von Grabow. Sounds like a bargain. Cahill and von Grabow are attorneys in the Los Angeles offices of the law firm Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP. […]
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Just My E-pinion Many CEOs like to answer employee’s e-mail personally, but there are dangers for HR, warns HR Hero’s Technology for HR guidebook. Combine far-flung workforces and mobile computing technology, and the CEO can be literally responding to emails 24/7. There are advantages, of course, […]
by David L. Johnson Encouraged by health insurance companies, workplace wellness programs have become trendy. Wellness programs help prevent disease and encourage employees to adopt healthier lifestyles. What could possibly go wrong? Well, wellness programs involve biometric screenings, medical questionnaires, and health risk assessments. If the information is in the hands of a third party […]
By BLR Founder and Publisher Bob Brady (Readers: A funny thing happened on the way to my writing today’s column. Another 800 email requests for my “perfect performance appraisal” engulfed us after last Friday’s column on the subject… that’s more than 1300 so far! So facing the possibility of an exploding in-box, we decided to […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD You have given an employee awaiting the birth of a baby the FMLA forms twice, and she has not returned them to you. Can you send her a letter giving her a deadline to get the forms to HR; otherwise her FMLA may be in jeopardy. Do you have the right […]