It’s Summertime, the Season of Interns
In today’s Advisor, we receive expert guidance on internships from BLR Legal Editor, Susan Prince, in an article that first appeared on HR.BLR.com®.
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Report from CareerBuilder Highlights Diversity in Job Composition
Yesterday’s Advisor presented details from CareerBuilder’s special report, “The Changing Face of U.S. Jobs”; today, more highlights from the study on how demographic shifts have changed the workforce’s composition in the past 14 years.
Proposed FLSA overtime regs go to OMB for review
by Susan Prince The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The new regulations will increase the number of employees nationwide who qualify for overtime. Employers, get ready because the changes will likely have […]
CareerBuilder Notes Major Changes in Jobs Composition Since 2001
Demographic shifts in the United States over the past 14 years have led to a significantly different workforce, according to a special report from CareerBuilder. Men are in a wider array of career fields; the number of occupations heavily represented by workers 55 and older has more than doubled; and in each of the 50 […]
How Apprenticeships Work in the Modern World
In yesterday’s Advisor, we received a brief history lesson on apprenticeships from author Jeff Goins. Today, we learn about apprenticeships in the modern world in another excerpt from his book, The Art of Work.
How Much Do You Know About Apprenticeships?
In today’s Advisor, we share a brief excerpt on the history of apprenticeship from The Art of Work by Jeff Goins, which first appeared on HR.BLR.com.
Start-Ups Benefit from Training Mentors
Today’s Advisor reports on a successful corporate mentorship program.
Supreme Court allows judicial review of EEOC conciliation efforts
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed employers at least a small victory by unanimously ruling that courts are allowed to review the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) conciliation efforts in discrimination cases. On April 29, the Court imposed moderate standards for the conciliation efforts the EEOC is required to make before it files a lawsuit […]
Massachusetts employers need to be ready for new sick leave law before July 1
by Kimberly A. Klimczuk Employers with operations in Massachusetts can finally get a look at proposed regulations concerning the earned sick time law that goes into effect July 1. The new law requires employers with at least 11 employees to provide paid sick leave. Employees will accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one […]
Take These 4 Steps to Build a Learning Culture
In yesterday’s Advisor, we heard from Professor Edward Hess about the importance of developing a learning culture. Today, we get the last two steps for building such a culture, plus Hess’s final thoughts on the topic.