The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been busy working on its new pet project: pregnancy discrimination. And legislative proposals before Congress would give pregnant workers new rights to ask for workplace accommodations. The proof? In September alone, the agency sued three employers for allegedly discriminating against expectant mothers — and settled a similar case for […]
Posted on October 11th, 2012 by admin
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Preventing workers from accessing social media on the job is only getting harder. Three-out-of-every-four employees are accessing social media on their personal devices once a day, with 60% saying they check multiple times per day. But only 43% of those same staff members work for companies that allow social media access. That’s according to the […]
Posted on October 10th, 2012 by admin
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Slightly more than eight in 10 workers are satisfied, overall, with their jobs, a new survey says. That’s good. But less than half of those employees feel good about how their career’s advancing. That’s bad. According to recent research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), fewer than four out of 10 employees are […]
Posted on October 9th, 2012 by admin
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The U.S. Supreme Court began its 2012-2013 term earlier this week. Here are the cases HR pros need to know about. Here’s a summary of two important rulings to come and how they might affect Human Resources, courtesy of Lindsey Marcus and Jeff Nowak of Franczek Radelet: Vance v. Ball State University. Who qualifies as […]
Posted on October 8th, 2012 by admin
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The National Labor Relations Board strikes again. Now it wants to control how employers handle offensive and threatening language in the workplace — and says that sometimes, employees have a right to lie to their superiors. The NLRB recently ruled that Fresenius USA Manufacturing, violated the National Labor Relations Act by firing an employee who […]
Posted on October 7th, 2012 by admin
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Add this to your list of potential disability accommodations: Transferring en employee to another city in order to be near specialized medical care. That’s the upshot of a recent case out of Texas. Here are the details: Clarice Sanchez was a long-time secretarial employee of the United States Forest Service. While stationed in the Lufkin, […]
Posted on October 6th, 2012 by admin
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This firm’s response to a staffer who fed fellow bus drivers pot brownies highlights an important lesson on writing and enforcing your disciplinary policies. The “fun” began when 57-year-old Ku’uipoaloha Lawler brought what he called “double-fudge Betty Crocker honey brownies” to work for the staff at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Mark Hall, one […]
Posted on October 5th, 2012 by admin
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According to our recent SHRM survey, 94% of HR pros view engagement as “important” or “very important.” Furthermore, 50% report higher engagement, productivity, and retention levels as a result of employee recognition programs. In fact, organizations with a recognition program report: 63% increased employee productivity, 61% increased engagement, and 51% increased retention. Download the survey […]
Posted on October 4th, 2012 by admin
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Can’t afford to hire a fancy consultant to maintain your social media presence? Maybe your staff can handle it for you — if you know how to train them properly. You know that firms without a presence in social media are behind the times. But who’s going to monitor and continually update your Facebook, Twitter […]
Posted on October 3rd, 2012 by admin
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Periodically, we like to share the success stories of companies dealing with HR issues. This case study comes courtesy of Tom Pace, CEO of PaceButler in Oklahoma City. Every firm, no matter the size, has had to deal with workplace whiners, and ours was no different. Complaining and gossiping weren’t out of control in our […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2012 by admin
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