Are wage-and-hour claims increasing or decreasing for companies? A new study lays it all out on the table. First the bad news: Employers spent $467 million settling wage-and-hour lawsuits in 2012 The average settlement was $4.8 million, up from 2011′s average of $4.6 million, and The average settlement per plaintiff increased to $6,373, from $5,163 […]
Posted on March 31st, 2013 by admin
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CVS pharmacy is getting a lot of press (good and bad) for their controversial new wellness initiative. Is it legal? And, if so, should your company follow suit? CVS recently launched a wellness initiative requiring staff on the firm’s health plan to to have a doctor measure their weight, height, body fat, blood pressure, glucose […]
Posted on March 30th, 2013 by admin
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A new ruling is a good reminder that the process of granting FMLA leave is fraught with opportunities to make mistakes. Here are the details of the case, laid out by Kevin Donovan from Wilson Elser: Three key FMLA notice documents Jacqueline Young requested FMLA leave from her employer, The Wackenhut Corporation. Now, when staff […]
Posted on March 29th, 2013 by admin
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What’s ahead for employers during the President Obama’s second term? In this guest post, a group of employment attorneys from the law firm Cozen O’Connor collaborate to tell us what to expect. ______________________________________________________________________________ One of Barack Obama first actions as became president was to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, resetting […]
Posted on March 28th, 2013 by admin
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Employees are your most valuable – and usually your most expensive business asset. According to one estimate, the cost of hiring the wrong employee can be up to twice that person’s annual salary! Interviews, references, and referrals are priceless when it comes to hiring, but in some circumstances they’re not enough. How does a business […]
Posted on March 27th, 2013 by admin
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Oh, those wacky managers — can’t live with them, can’t live without ‘em. But company officials should be kicking themselves for this supervisor’s mental lapse that put his firm in court. Fifty-year-old African-American Anthony R. Johnson worked as a part-time seasonal employee for Hershey Creamery in Harrisburg, PA. At the end of the season, Johnson […]
Posted on March 26th, 2013 by admin
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It’s not a new idea, but its idiocy remains ever-fresh: “Finance should run HR.” Indeed, that’s the title of David McCann’s recent blog post on the CFO website. “Some HR folks, especially those at large companies, may indeed be important contributors to organizational success,” McCann writes. “But there are many times more midsize and small […]
Posted on March 25th, 2013 by admin
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By this point, every company knows what they have to do to comply with healthcare reform, right? A new study says that might not be the case. More than 55% of employers with 50 or fewer employees believe they’ll have to provide health insurance for their employees come next year or pay a fine. If […]
Posted on March 24th, 2013 by admin
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A welcome dose of common sense in a crazy ADA environment: A federal court has ruled that a disabled employee can legally be fired for misconduct — even if that misconduct was caused by the disability. A quick look at the case: Ryan Foley was a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley in Florida. The company […]
Posted on March 23rd, 2013 by admin
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HR has been and will continue to wear a lot of hats when it comes to healthcare reform. One tool HR pros may be overlooking, according to systems developer Marco L. Padovani: analytics. ______________________________________________ Starting in 2014, healthcare reform requires employers with over 200 full-time employees to enroll all of their staffers (new and existing) […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2013 by admin
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