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Did you know that data are now the most valuable resources in the entire world, even outpacing oil? And the most competitive and successful organizations have already identified this and are acquiring the right technologies and are training their employees in data analytics.
In the last two weeks, The Trump Administration issued numerous executive orders related to immigration policy and ramped up immigration enforcement operations throughout the country. Immigration enforcement operations have started in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and other major U.S. cities, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); […]
Over the past few weeks, we heard from our readers about their strange experiences from the HR trenches. For example, there was the employee who was too honest during a g-chat and the applicant who blew the interview with an inappropriate joke.
An employer wasn’t liable to a former employee who alleged he was terminated because of a disability, his alcoholism, the 5th Circuit recently decided. Although the appeals court didn’t directly address whether alcoholism qualified as a protected disability when it upheld a New Orleans-based district court ruling, the opinion offers guidance on how employers can […]
Though remote work started as a disaster response, businesses and employees alike have since noted the benefits that can come from working at home, including improved worker satisfaction, increased productivity, reduced commute times, and lower overheads. However, it’s important to acknowledge that alongside all of its advantages, remote work also has some ongoing issues, not […]
by Amanda M. Jones From Bruce Jenner’s announcement that he was transitioning to become a woman named “Caitlyn” to North Carolina’s passage of a so-called bathroom bill requiring schools and public agencies to restrict bathroom use to the facility corresponding to a person’s biological sex at birth, gender identity issues have become the subject of […]
Family-building benefits are very much “in the news.” Many employers are implementing new benefit programs to support employees in their journey to have children. In the excitement of rolling out these new benefits, it’s possible for employers to overlook obligations under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) that may attach to family-building benefit components. […]
90 Day Fiancé, the flagship television series of the juggernaut franchise on TLC, introduces viewers to a diverse cast of couples, all of whom have one major goal in common: One-half of the couple seeks permission to remain permanently in the United States based on the other’s U.S. citizenship. This show centers on a very […]
Viewed as a risk mitigation tool, arbitration clauses are included in employment contracts and policies to route employer/employee disputes to a private forum and outside of the courthouse. Employers are attracted to such clauses because they are believed to be cost-effective and a confidential resolution of claims. As part of the #MeToo movement, however, such […]
Arbitration is a creature of agreement, and no right or obligation to arbitrate exists without a mutual agreement. Is an electronic acknowledgement on an employer’s web platform enough to prove the agreement?