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By Stephen W. Jones, JD The 8th Circuit—which covers Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota—recently held that presenting a doctor’s note to her employer entitled a pregnant employee to the protections of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the employer’s decision to fire her on the last day of […]
Applying the escalator principle is reasonably simple when job advancement is strictly a matter of seniority. But how is it applied when advancement depends on additional training and passing qualifying tests?
Perhaps at the beginning of 2008, says Parikh, director of product marketing at compensation software development company Callidus (www.calliduscloud.com), you developed your strategy for increasing productivity. Maybe you decided to expand incentive compensation to employees other than sales staff and executives; after all, the trend is toward more incentive compensation, rather than less. You set […]
Does your workplace foster happiness? Nearly 70% of employees globally agree that happiness at work is the best ingredient for a unique work experience, according to a new study—released by Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (JLL)—on how to drive human experience in corporate workplaces.
Nevada’s new law on determining whether workers should be classified as employees instead of independent contractors takes effect July 1.
In a previous post, we discussed the challenges rideshare company Lyft is preparing for based on its designation of drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees.
In a competitive business environment, there is often temptation among companies, their employees, and executives to cut corners to further their own interests.
Low employee engagement is a persistent and damaging problem. Experts have identified many causes of disengagement. Some of those causes include a lack of financial wellness, difficulty navigating mental and physical health issues, no clear professional development path, stress in the workplace, and stress at home, to name just a few. What do all of […]
Imagine for a moment the employee who seems just a little off — having disproportionate negative reactions to criticism, having strange obsessions with weapons or death, being unusually hot-tempered, demanding, or controlling, or having other odd or erratic behaviors. Now imagine that despite the employee’s peculiarity, he’s an above-average worker and his job performance is […]
Given the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, Human Resources professionals and recruiters may be left wondering how to reintroduce employees to the workplace once the dust has settled. This can seem like a challenging endeavor, given the upheaval and generalized anxiety caused by the global crisis.