More reason to think twice about pre-employment criminal background checks: How sure can you be that the info you get is accurate? That question arises on the heels of a $2.6 million settlement agreed to by HireRight Solutions, which had been charged by the federal Fair Trade Commission with failing to take the proper steps […]
Posted on August 31st, 2012 by admin
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Is the U.S. workplace simply getting meaner? A new study shows an alarming jump in the rate of employees being bullied by their co-workers, supervisors — and even customers. The research, from CareerBuilder and Harris Interactive, says 35% of workers said they have felt bullied at work — up from 27% last year. Of that […]
Posted on August 30th, 2012 by admin
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Welcome to the new world of discrimination lawsuits: A federal district court has ruled in favor of a gay telephone sales agent who alleges his employer discriminated against him because he took his husband’s last name. Jason Koren was hired by Ohio Bell. Shortly after his three-month training period began, he claimed, his trainer learned […]
Posted on August 29th, 2012 by admin
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As the economic horizon continues to shift and belts tighten, small and medium sized companies — who typically have between 10 to 500 employees and represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms according to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) — may wind up being so focused on core business issues that they overlook one […]
Posted on August 28th, 2012 by admin
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Now here’s the kind of research we can get behind. A new report out of the University of Illinois suggests a way we can all ratchet up our problem-solving skills: drink on the job. It’s true. Researchers got a group of volunteers reasonably smashed — to the point where they blew a 0.075 on a […]
Posted on August 27th, 2012 by admin
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As sick as we all are of hearing about the importance of “employee engagement,” it’s a concern that’s not going away. And a new report illustrates just how complicated the engagement issue really is. OK, let’s begin with this dichotomy: New research from HR consulting giant Randstad reveals that three quarters (75%) of U.S. employees […]
Posted on August 26th, 2012 by admin
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A new court ruling confirms that employers can, indeed, impose a penalty on employees who opt out of their companies’ wellness programs. The case involved the wellness program offered to employees of Broward County, FL, which required workers to take a blood test for glucose and cholesterol levels and complete an online health risk assessment. […]
Posted on August 25th, 2012 by admin
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Posted on August 24th, 2012 by admin
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A recent court ruling offers a reminder of an oft-overlooked area where FMLA regs get companies in trouble: performance reviews. Jeff Pagel was an outside salesman for TIN, Inc., a packaging designer/manufacturer headquartered in Tennessee. He worked for TIN for about six years before he began reporting to a new regional sales manager, Scott Kremer. […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2012 by admin
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A piece of advice from the ADA: Don’t make employment decisions based on supervisor’s assumptions about employees’ physical capabilities. Two recent cases make it clear that those types of assumptions can turn out to be very expensive for employers. In the first, Illinois staffing provider JES Personnel Consultants agreed to pay $80,000 to a man […]
Posted on August 22nd, 2012 by admin
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