Thankfully, retaliation lawsuits like this one don’t come around too often. The company really fought this in court? Dion Miller, who is African-American, worked as a cook for Sparx Restaurant in Menomonie, WI. One day, he complained about an “offensive display” in the restaurant. Though no more information is given on how or where he […]
Posted on February 18th, 2014 by admin
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There’s one passage in the FMLA rules that’s particularly vexing for employers. Here it is: … conditions that ordinarily, unless complications arise, would not meet the regulatory definition of a serious health condition and would not, therefore, qualify for FMLA leave: the common cold, the flu, ear aches, upset stomach, minor ulcers, headaches other […]
Posted on February 17th, 2014 by admin
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Employees poke fun at each other all the time. But when does teasing become something more serious — and when should someone step in and take action? Homosexual slurs — and worse Max Taylor worked as a floorhand on an oil rig under supervisors Joe Mason and Jaime Mendez. Taylor claimed that several times a day, […]
Posted on February 16th, 2014 by admin
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Email’s ubiquitous in today’s workplace. And it can sometimes qualify as HR’s biggest digital-age headache. Electronic messaging is just one more opportunity for employees — and, yes, managers — to screw up. Take this recent case out of Illinois: Margarita Zaya was an ultrasound technician at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She’d received positive performance reviews […]
Posted on February 15th, 2014 by admin
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If you thought delaying the employer mandate until 2015 was a relief, wait until you see what the Obama Administration’s done now. It has essentially decided to veer off course from that delay. Instead, the administration’s decided to implement a new two-phase installation of the mandate, which will eventually require all employers with 50 […]
Posted on February 14th, 2014 by admin
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Delegation is every manager’s bedrock responsibility. But actual training on how to delegate isn’t easy to find. As simple a concept as delegating duties seems to be, it can get mighty complicated in the real world. We’ve surveyed reams of material from the experts and come up with some simple guidelines on how managers […]
Posted on February 13th, 2014 by admin
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Off-the-wall interview questions, lengthy printed job descriptions and rounds of repetitive interviews are a very 1989 – or even 2003 – way of recruiting. Gerry Crispin, Principal of CareerXroads, says it’s high time for a change. “For many years we’ve had a pretty bad approach in general to recruiting and we continue to have a […]
Posted on February 12th, 2014 by admin
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There’s been plenty of criticism on how the Affordable Care Act is hurting businesses now and how it will do so in the near future. But a new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) offers a 10-year outlook that is perhaps the worst criticism of the law yet. The CBO essentially says the Affordable […]
Posted on February 11th, 2014 by admin
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A big chunk of the U.S. has dealt with some pretty nasty weather recently. Here’s a guide to handling pay and absence issues when snow, rain, ice and more interrupt your operation — and your workers’ lives. Pay Dealing with pay when your office closes or when staffers can’t make it in can get awfully […]
Posted on February 10th, 2014 by admin
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Employers get sued, settle cases and lose lawsuits everyday. Here’s a round-up of the latest unfortunate, dumb and bizarre lawsuits resolved or settled recently. Fired for sharing porn – but they won in court Four employees who were fired for sharing pornography over company email have been awarded nearly $1 million in an age bias […]
Posted on February 9th, 2014 by admin
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