Social media can certainly help employers in a lot of ways. But here’s an alarming example of the sad fact that even if you do everything right on social media, it can still burn you down. Leslie’s Family Tree, a family-owned cafe in Santaquin, UT, thought what most businesses do these days: “Let’s start a […]
Posted on November 10th, 2014 by admin
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the legality of Obamacare subsidies in states that have refused to set up their own healthcare exchanges. The case, King v. Burwell, is an appeal of a July ruling from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the subsidies. The essence of the case […]
Posted on November 9th, 2014 by admin
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So now Republicans control Congress. Will anything change for employers? It’ll be an interesting political season, that much we can say for sure. But are real changes coming in employment law? Really hard to say. Ilyse Wolens Schuman and Michael J. Lotito, writing on the Littler Mendelson blog, note that now that the GOP controls […]
Posted on November 8th, 2014 by admin
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To say the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been interpreting parts of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) “broadly” is being kind. In the name of upholding the act, the board’s reviewed seemingly reasonable actions employers have taken in response to worker conduct and deemed them illegal. Example: The NLRB recently deemed that an auto […]
Posted on November 7th, 2014 by admin
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Can an HR professional adequately perform her job duties if she’s unable to communicate verbally? A recent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit examined that very question. In Carlson v. City of Spokane, an HR analyst brought suit against her employer for violating the ADA. Here’s some background on that suit, courtesy of the folks at […]
Posted on November 6th, 2014 by admin
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Time and attendance software does more than automate the process of capturing employee work hours. It reduces human errors associated with monitoring labor and absences, reduces the time and effort required to manage human resources processes, and often facilitates scheduling, estimating, payroll and labor regulation management. Software Advice’s team of unbiased experts has reviewed more […]
Posted on November 5th, 2014 by admin
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Tuesday’s Election Day. Do you have to offer your employees time off from work to cast their ballots? Generally, the answer is no — if they have sufficient time before and after their scheduled shift to make it to the polls. But beware: There’s a surprising number of rules and regs around this issue, […]
Posted on November 4th, 2014 by admin
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It’s said that bad things, such as celebrity deaths and high-profile federal lawsuits, tend to come in threes. Recently, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) completed its trifecta by filing its third wellness-related lawsuit of 2014. Honeywell International, Inc., is the latest organization to find itself on the wrong end of an EEOC lawsuit. In this […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2014 by admin
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Here’s another example of how scorned ex-employees will look to sue you for just about anything. Meet Gaius Dipigney, an African American male who worked as a parts sales manager for the auto parts retailer Autozone. One day, a customer spotted Dipigney carrying a holstered gun inside an Autozone. Word of the incident traveled quickly to […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2014 by admin
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While the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) says wage and hour violators could face imprisonment, that punishment was rarely levied. But ultra-aggressive enforcement efforts have raised the stakes. Until now, the remedies for violations were primarily limited to fining employers and collecting damages and back wages for wronged employees. But times, they are a-changin’. Government agencies […]
Posted on November 1st, 2014 by admin
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