Everybody talks about the importance of communication. But what’s often overlooked is the fact that not everybody communicates in the same way. Clearly, there dangers and risks in conversational stereotyping. But there are real, documented differences in the way people behave in conversation – especially when it comes to gender. You wouldn’t want to […]
Posted on November 30th, 2013 by admin
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This female supervisor took offensive text messages to a whole new level in this case. (Warning: Graphic content ahead.) Vittorio Froncillo was hired by Contemporary Services Corp. (CSC) to handle crowd control and security at events, concerts and games. But two months after he was hired, Froncillo resigned — and filed a sexual harassment […]
Posted on November 29th, 2013 by admin
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Another day, another crack at cutting down on the improper classification of employees as independent contractors by making life tougher on every employer — including those abiding by the law. The latest attempt by Congress, and the ninth since 2007, to stymie “intentional misclassification” is called the Payroll Fraud and Prevention Act. Introduced by […]
Posted on November 28th, 2013 by admin
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The New American Workplace Research Kit brings together the latest in information, coverage of important developments, and expert commentary to help with your workforce solutions. This kit includes The New American Workplace Summary eBook that normally is $8.50. The U.S. government’s Work in America report received national acclaim and front-page coverage in media across the […]
Posted on November 27th, 2013 by admin
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Back in 2010, the healthcare reform law created the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to help employers provide insurance to their workforces. In 2014, the credit becomes a lot more substantial. For starters, the maximum credit will increase to 50% of the premiums small employers pay toward their employees’ health insurance premiums. That’s […]
Posted on November 26th, 2013 by admin
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We’ve seen disability cases before where staffers’ allergic reactions to perfumes or colognes causes problems. But this company’s actions, if true, were particularly heinous for this nurse. From 2001 to 2011, Hannah Mitter worked as a registered nurse at the DuPage County Jail in Illinois. In 2008, Mitter began to suffer from extreme sensitivity and allergies to […]
Posted on November 25th, 2013 by admin
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The good news? FLSA claims are down in 2013. The bad news? They’re still as expensive as anything to deal with. On average, employers paid a whopping $4.5 million to settle a wage-and-hour case in 2013. That’s according to new research from NERA Economic Consulting’s Trends in Wage Hour Settlements study. Some more troubling […]
Posted on November 24th, 2013 by admin
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Your company just promoted a line worker to department manager. Would you advise the new supervisor to: a) pull the group together and ask for opinions on how to proceed; or b) give strong directives on how to proceed before gathering opinions? According to research, the answer is “b.” But the full answer’s a […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2013 by admin
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The latest legal triumphs for Muslim employees show how pigheadedness regarding religious accommodation requests is an expensive mistake. From high-profile cases involving Abercrombie & Fitch to lawsuits affecting smaller companies, cases involving complaints from Muslim employees about accommodations have been all over the news lately. Here are two more cases that should give HR […]
Posted on November 22nd, 2013 by admin
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Every company’s looking to make that perfect hire — and that seems to be getting harder and harder to do these days. So here’s an idea — why not start considering candidates on the basis of personality, smarts and enthusiasm instead of past experience? After all, you can teach smart people what they need […]
Posted on November 21st, 2013 by admin
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