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EEOC Develops Best Practices Against Caregiver Discrimination

By HR Hero Apr 22, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 22, 2009

On April 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) offered employers new guidance and best practices on avoiding discrimination against workers with caregiving responsibilities. The best practices document is available online at www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/caregiver-best-practices.html and illustrates proactive measures employers can take that go beyond federal non-discrimination requirements. It supplements a 2007 EEOC guidance document on unlawful […]

On Base: WHD Launches Enforcement Effort, Reaches Settlement with Army Employers

By Liza Casabona Feb 21, 2012 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Feb 21, 2012

The Labor Department is taking its enforcement efforts onto military bases. DOL’s Wage and Hour Division this month announced that it is conducting a significant labor law enforcement effort on a multibillion dollar construction project at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Tex., focused on promoting contractor and subcontractor compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, […]

Social Media—You Can’t Unring the Bell

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Apr 25, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 25, 2010

“Social media networks and blogs are now the fourth most popular online activity, ahead of personal e-mail,” says Attorney Cynthia L. Gibson. And they are getting more popular with HR for background checks. Unfortunately, she says, once you turn up information you don’t want, “you can’t unring the bell.” Gibson is senior vice president, Legal, […]

Wal-Mart gets its first union contract

By Brian Smeenk, Fasken Aug 26, 2008 Northern Exposure

Updated: Aug 26, 2008

by Brian P. Smeenk Wal-Mart, which has until now apparently been union-free, has had a union contract imposed on it in Quebec. The contract covers an auto center, Tire & Lube Express, which is part of a store in Gatineau, near the Ontario border. The small group of about eight employees apparently received union certification […]

Rules Attempt to Streamline ACA Benefits Summary

By David Slaughter, JD, Senior Content Specialist, Legal Jan 6, 2015 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Jan 6, 2015

Proposed changes to the Summary of Benefits and Coverage rules under health care reform include additions and subtractions to the SBC template, as well as clarifications on how plan sponsors and insurers may apportion the responsibility to furnish the SBC to participants. A third example would be added to the cost-sharing examples required in the […]

Retaliation Claims: Court OKs Lawsuit By Fired Employee Who Complained About Health And Safety Problems; How To Avoid This Fast-Growing Employer Risk

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Feb 1, 1999 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 19, 2015

Most employers understand, in principle, that it’s illegal to retaliate against a worker who in good faith complains about an unsafe or illegal condition at work. In practice, however, retaliation cases are rarely black and white. Frequently, problems arise when an already difficult employee begins griping about something you feel is irrelevant or unimportant-and the […]

Surviving the Recession: How to Cope with Tough Times

By Dan Oswald Jul 16, 2009 Oswald Letter

Updated: Jul 16, 2009

All right, I’m officially over the recession. I’m tired of reading, writing, thinking, and talking about it. Most of all I’m tired of having to deal with it every day in our business. I long for the good ol’ days. For our industry — publishing — that was the go-go ’90s. But at this point […]

Workers’ Comp Throws Its ‘Employer’ Nets Wide

By Norman K. Trerise Oct 19, 2009 Northern Exposure

Updated: Oct 19, 2009

A British Columbia Court of Appeal decision has worrisome implications for companies that control elements of the operations of subcontractors or franchisees. Although it was about a franchise situation in B.C., it could have repercussions in other provinces and other business relationships. What happened In 2005, there was a robbery of a Petro-Canada service station. […]

Performance Reviews—Tool Bosses Use to Justify Pay

By Stephen Bruce, PhD, PHR Jun 9, 2010 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 9, 2010

In yesterday’s Advisor, Samuel Culbert encouraged HR managers to "put the performance review out of its misery." He says HR is the only part of the company that benefits. (Go here for yesterday’s comments.) Today, we’ve got his suggestions for performance previews and an introduction to an extraordinary program for the compensation side of appraisal. […]