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Nevada law on social media privacy, credit reports takes effect October 1
Nevada’s new law restricting employer access to employees’ and applicants’ social media accounts and credit information goes into effect October 1. Assembly Bill 181, signed by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 13, provides protections for employees’ personal social media accounts and prohibits employers from conditioning employment on consumer credit reports or other credit information. The […]
Rules Describe How Employers Will Identify Full-timers through Job Changes
New guidance from the IRS proposes new approaches to the application of the look-back measurement method, which employers use to determine if an employee is full-time or part-time for purposes of the employer mandate. Notice 2014-49 covers situations such as when an employee transfers from a position (such as hourly) using one measurement period to […]
Forbidden Questions—The Bad and the Ugly
By BLR Founder and CEO Bob Brady Our recent column about forbidden interview questions asked readers to send in some examples, and send you did! This week we’ll share your horror stories and in a future issue, the “good” questions and comments. So here are the worst or most humorous questions readers submitted: “If you […]
How Festive! Company Says Have Your Wedding in the Workplace
Every girl dreams of her wedding, but not many dream of having it where they work. That is, unless you work for the Bank of Korea! Media report that the Bank’s headquarters even has a 200-seat auditorium as the venue, complete with a bride’s waiting room. And the entire venture was designed and approved by […]
Something Special for HR in the Hurd/HP Fiasco
It may seem to be just another in a long line of missteps—or misleaps—by corporate bad boys, but in this week’s HP debacle, there’s a special twist for HR managers. HR is always trying to find a way to convince the board that training is worthwhile, but for the most part, to do that they’ve […]
Why Compliance Matters in Global Hiring and International Workforce Expansion
Global expansion often begins with a bold decision in the boardroom, then lands squarely on the desk of HR. Executive teams set the pace, seeking new markets and top international talent, and HR is expected to move fast. But moving fast without compliance isn’t growth. It’s risk. What happens next can determine whether a company’s […]
Stop-loss Insurers Maneuvered out of Navigator Role in Final Reform Rules
Stop-loss insurers for self-funded health plans are among the entities excluded from assisting consumers and small businesses in researching health insurance exchange options under health care reform. Those insurers, as well as individuals and other entities with too close a financial relationship to such insurers, cannot be “Navigators,” according to final rules issued July 17 from the […]
Bad Hires—HR’s Most Costly Mistake
Are there any HR mistakes as aggravating, time-consuming, money-losing, and lawsuit-threatening as making a bad hire? It can mean wasted training and coaching, disgruntled colleagues, work undone, angry customers, and a likely lawsuit when you are forced to let the person go. The best prevention? Meaningful background checks. The best way to avoid bad hires […]
Screening and Hiring in IT
Competition for IT talent may have companies overlooking important steps when it comes to candidate screening.