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COVID-19 has shaken up a lot of things over the last few months, including the job market. We went from record-low unemployment to record-high unemployment in a matter of weeks, and the demand for workers has shifted to areas that are being directly impacted by COVID-19.
FMLA-FLSA-ERISA: Another Bermuda Triangle?
In yesterday’s Advisor, we entered the Bermuda Triangle of HR—the dangerous waters where the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) intersect. Today, we’ll see what the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have to do […]
Turnover Armageddon? Could Be Heading Your Way
If your organization is like most, workers have been patient about compensation for several years of low or no raises. They understood that their organizations were squeezed by economic pressures, and they were also held back by general insecurity about changing jobs in tricky times. But patience is wearing thin, and indications are that as […]
Faces of HR: How Jennifer Krevitt Built Her CHRO Strategy
Jennifer Krevitt has stepped into the role of Chief Human Resources Officer at Hightower Advisors, where she is tasked with leading enterprise-wide talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational transformation across the firm’s corporate team and advisor practices nationwide. Krevitt brings a powerful blend of legal acumen and global financial services expertise to the role. After 25 years in […]
Microlearning Trends for 2019
Microlearning has been on e-Learning and learning and development (L&D) trends lists consistently for the past few years—and for good reason. You can expect to see L&D professionals do even more with microlearning and microlearning technology this year, as detailed in this article.
Sealy Ignored Noose, KKK Hood at Worksite, Feds Say
Sealy of Minnesota will pay $175,000 to resolve claims that it ignored severe racial harassment at a manufacturing plant in St. Paul, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
EEOC Issues Helpful (!) Guidance on Religious Garb and Grooming in the Workplace
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued helpful guidance on how federal employment discrimination law applies to religious dress and grooming practices. Here are highlights of the guidance. In most instances, federal law requires employers to make exceptions to their usual rules or preferences to permit applicants and employees to observe religious dress […]
$1.6 Million Award to Fired Worker Who Complained of Discrimination, Retaliation
by Amy M. McLaughlin A recent decision from the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reiterates an employer’s obligation to ensure that its decisionmakers act without discriminatory or retaliatory animus. The employer in the following case allowed a decisionmaker whom it knew harbored racial animus to fire a black worker for poor performance. That move […]
Finding the Meaning in Work: What’s Your Advantage?
A recurring theme candidates and employees share with me is that they like contributing to and being part of an organization that helps people and contributes to society in a meaningful way. They want the mission of our organization to resonate with them personally and professionally as a career they can be proud of rather […]