The other employment laws have nothing on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Here’s why the FLSA is the employment law you’re most likely to violate. Look no further than the recent investigation into pay practices at Neiman Printing, Inc., in Dallas. The Department of Labor (DOL) found that the company knowingly violated the Fair […]
Posted on May 11th, 2013 by admin
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Sexual harassment claims may be down overall, but these recent cases show it’s as expensive as ever to get caught on the wrong side of a harassment complaint. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported receiving 11,364 sexual harassment complaints in 2011, down from a high of 15,889 in 1997. But don’t go hanging up the […]
Posted on May 10th, 2013 by admin
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Looks like you’re not going to have to put up that pro-union poster after all. A Washington, DC federal appeals court has struck down the National Labor Relations Board’s bid to require employers to put up a special notice that outlines workers’ rights to organize. The proposal’s been a bone of contention between business […]
Posted on May 9th, 2013 by admin
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Posted on May 8th, 2013 by admin
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Could one of these radically different approaches to fixing job descriptions be right for your company? Replace ‘em Lou Adler, writing for TLNT, has some not-so-nice words to say about traditional job descriptions: “They’re anti-talent and anti-diversity, aside from being terrible predictors of future success.” Harsh words, for sure, but he doesn’t stop there, adding […]
Posted on May 7th, 2013 by admin
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You know you need anti-sexual harassment policies — and this weird case shows you exactly why. Estrella Medina-Rivera worked as a part-time, on-call detention officer with MVM, a private firm that provides security services to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In October 2008, Medina-Rivera told one of her supervisors that an ICE […]
Posted on May 6th, 2013 by admin
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The tangle of employment laws is a pain for companies, no question about it. But every once in a while, a case comes along to remind us why those laws were passed in the first place. A Davenport, Iowa federal jury recently $240 million to 32 men with intellectual disabilities who’d been subjected to […]
Posted on May 5th, 2013 by admin
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Good managers don’t relish the thought of firing people – indeed, they cringe at the thought. But letting people go is part of the manager’s franchise. And it ain’t easy in today’s employment climate. Here’s an overview of the issue, and a look at some concerns managers may not have thought about. Why they can’t […]
Posted on May 4th, 2013 by admin
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Here’s how a handful of simple questions can immediately improve your interviewing process. 3 important questions First, Jeff Haden of Inc.com has three questions he suggests every HR pro add to his or her interviewing regimen. Haden suggests you ask only these three questions about each candidate’s previous job history to start: How did you […]
Posted on May 3rd, 2013 by admin
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Responsible HR recordkeeping starts long before any job candidate walks through the door the first time, and doesn’t end until long after they leave. Myriad employment laws force you to keep all kinds of documents for varying periods — including Title VII, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, ERISA, the Equal Pay Act (EPA) as well as OSHA. […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2013 by admin
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