A new court ruling is a win for exotic dancers in Kansas — and also highlights the difficulties in determining just who qualifies as an independent contractor. The state Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that strippers at Topeka gentlemen’s club Club Orleans are employees and not independent contractors. The court found that the control […]
Posted on February 8th, 2013 by admin
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Wellness initiatives like walking programs or weight-loss competitions may get all the press, but employers are selling their workforce short by not tackling another wellness issue: mental health. According to a recent article published by Forbes, almost 58 million working U.S. adults have some form of mental disorder. Those can include everything from anxiety to […]
Posted on February 7th, 2013 by admin
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Who’s likely to be more stressed: The CFO preparing to explain less-than-stellar quarterly earnings to his Board of Directors? Or the clerk in accounting, trying to get the proper signature on a weekly travel expense form? Believe it or not, it’s probably the clerk, according to a study out of Stanford and Harvard. Researchers found […]
Posted on February 6th, 2013 by admin
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The Paycheck Fairness Act has reared its ugly head again — and while it’s not likely to make it through this session of Congress, it’s definitely something employers need to keep an eye on. Employment attorney Ilyse Schuman of the law firm Littler Mendelson calls the PFA a “message piece” — and if it ever […]
Posted on February 5th, 2013 by admin
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You know that more and more older employees are putting off retirement. Well, the situation’s getting worse. A Conference Board study, entitled Trapped on the Worker Treadmill?, says that the number of employees between 45 and 60 who plan to hold off on their retirement plans has jumped 20% in two years — from 42% […]
Posted on February 4th, 2013 by admin
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Workplace relationships are going to happen, no matter what. And when they do — and then fall apart — HR pros probably shouldn’t use this story as a guide on how to handle things. Melissa Gerald was a scientist with the University of Puerto Rico. Her supervisor was Edmundo Kraiselburd. After working together for several […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2013 by admin
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What would happen if all your company’s Twitter followers left when one of your employees quit? It’s happened to the best companies — but it doesn’t have to happen to you. Here are seven tips to make sure your company’s social media accounts stay yours, courtesy of Suzanne Lucas of Moneywatch: Lay it all out […]
Posted on February 2nd, 2013 by admin
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Look out: Two federal agencies have released their latest enforcement data — and boy have they been busy. Retaliation still reigns supreme First, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported that it received 99,412 private sector workplace bias charges in fiscal year 2012. That’s down (but only slightly) from the 99,947 charges filed in 2011. […]
Posted on February 1st, 2013 by admin
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