What Constitutes “Undue Hardship”?
You’re not required to accommodate employees if doing so would create an “undue hardship.” But what does that mean, exactly?
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4 Ways Your Organization Can Collaborate with Colleges and Universities
Yesterday, we published “4 Reasons Why Your Organization Should Collaborate with Colleges and Universities.” In today’s post, we’ll explore the four different ways your organization can collaborate with colleges and universities, listed below.
5 Laws That Job Descriptions Can Violate
In yesterday’s CED, consultant Mary Anne Kennedy offered tips for making job descriptions a valuable tool; today, her take on legal issues related to job descriptions.
COVID-19 and the ‘New Normal’ of Training
With months of experience in working from home under their belts, both employers and their employees have been feeling the impacts in the short term. But what impacts should they anticipate in the long term from a training and development standpoint?
What is Occupational Fraud?
Occupational fraud is a type of fraud committed by employees against employers. Occupational fraud causes billions of dollars of losses for US employers each year. In short, occupational fraud encompasses any type of fraud that an employee commits that somehow utilizes his or her role or employment as a factor for personal gain in a […]
Holiday Pay: A Sample Policy
Ask the Expert: Can We Deduct FSA Balance from Employee’s Last Paycheck?
We have an employee that to date has withdrawn more from their FSA than they have contributed. They have now given their notice to end employment. Can we deduct the balance owed for the FSA off the last check to balance out the amount he has been paid but has not contributed.
What’s NOT Harassment … And What Is
Some employees think that every thing managers do that annoys them is harassment, says attorney Gregory J. Hare, but managing performance isn’t harassment. Hare, who is a shareholder in the Atlanta office of law firm Ogletree Deakins, gave his suggestions at the recent SHRM Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas. Hare says that there […]
Cooperation is crucial—but not always easy
by Dan Oswald Webster’s defines cooperate as “to act or work with another or others . . . to associate with another or others for mutual benefit.” It sounds simple enough, but in practice it’s not. Nothing is more important in an organization than interdepartmental cooperation, yet it’s so difficult to achieve. Why is that? […]
FMLA Intermittent Leave Abuse: 7 Ways to Curb It Now!
The DOL wants your suggestions to improve FLMA by Feb. 2, but you can curb intermittent leave abuse now. Here are 7 ways to do it. What are you doing between now and Feb 2? How about using some of that time to suggest changes to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). FMLA […]