Court: HIPAA Violations are Grounds for Termination
The Kentucky Court of Appeals recently upheld the termination of a nurse who unintentionally disclosed a patient’s confidential health information while she was conducting a procedure.
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ADA Reasonable Accommodations: Color-Blind Applicant Wins $300,000; What The Employer Did Wrong
It’s common for employers to administer tests to applicants or employees up for promotion to be sure the candidate has what it takes to do the job. But as one Southern California employer recently discovered, you can run into serious trouble if you automatically disqualify someone who can’t pass a test due to a medical […]
Pay Stub Headaches: Penalties for Noncompliant Wage Statements Can Add Up
Issuing inaccurate or incomplete itemized wage statements, also known as “pay stubs,” can result in significant liability for employers. California law requires employers to provide specific information in pay stubs and imposes significant penalties on employers that fail to follow those requirements.
What Are the Downsides of Cross-Training Employees?
Cross-training—having employees perform a variety of activities in different roles in different departments across the company—is often advocated within companies as a best practice for a number of reasons.
The Employee Handbook—Best Practices
Most organizations have created some form of employee handbook, and for good reason. Not only does this document serve as a means to inform employees of their rights and responsibilities but it also acts as a reference guide for all employer policies. Most handbooks include:
Who’s Using HRIS? Whose Are They Using? Survey Says …
In June 2012, BLR’s HRIS expert, Holly Jones, surveyed BLR customers on their HRIS use. An audio conference download was offered as premium for survey completion. Just under 600 HR Daily Advisor and HR Hero Line readers responded. According to Jones, important findings included: About half of respondents use an HRIS system and about half […]
5 Levels of Leadership—Where Do You Fall?
My youngest son came home from school the other day with a packet of information from one of his coaches. Included in the packet was a sheet of paper titled “The Leadership Continuum.” It outlines five levels of leadership and what is necessary to demonstrate each. I hadn’t seen this before, but after reading it, […]
FMLA Training Scenario: Doctor’s Note Requirements for Intermittent Leave
Here we present a leave-related workplace scenario intended to help HR professionals better understand an employer’s responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). We present the “facts” of the scenario (inspired by an actual court case) and explain where the employer went wrong and what they may have done differently. This scenario involves […]
Can You Stop Someone from Secretly Recording Conversations at Work?
The brief answer to that question is “It depends.” The legality of no-recording policies is relatively a hot-button issue that has been addressed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the U.S. 2nd and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeal.
How to Approach an Employee Who Might Be Dealing with Addiction
With the rise of opioid and other drug addiction in the US today, employers have to wonder – is it possible one of my employees is dealing with addiction? In the first article of a three-part series, Littler shareholders Dale L. Deitchler and Jeffery E. Dilger, discuss how an employer should approach an employee who […]