A lot’s been written about how much a bad hire (one you terminate and replace quickly) costs companies. But a group of researchers has taken that concept a bit further — examining how much letting a toxic employee stick around costs employers. The answer? The estimated savings from firing (or avoiding the hire of) a toxic employee is […]
Posted on December 7th, 2015 by admin
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Finally, we’ve got it in writing: The National Labor Relations Board’s employee handbook guidelines defy logic. The confirmation comes in the form of the aptly named Theater of the Absurd: The NLRB Takes on the Employee Handbook, which was recently released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Freedom Initiative. The report reviews cases in which the NLRB has negated […]
Posted on December 6th, 2015 by admin
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It’s a new day and age for pregnant employee protections. As a result, old-school light duty policies are getting torn to shreds in court. Here’s what they can’t say anymore: Light duty is only available to employees who are injured on the job. That phrase, and anything to that effect, will be shot down in court […]
Posted on December 5th, 2015 by admin
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The best way to prepare for an IRS audit is by heeding the advice of an organization that went through the ordeal. One such organization is Vanderbilt University & Medical Center. Vanderbilt was audited back in 2010 for issues related to its 403(b) retirement plan during the 2008 plan year. At the National Tax-Deferred […]
Posted on December 4th, 2015 by admin
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Would you hire an applicant who admits he/she takes methadone? The answer might be a little trickier than you thought. The EEOC has recently filed suit against against temp agency Randstad, which allegedly refused to hire a recovering drug addict who was using methadone. Here’s how the EEOC described the situation: April Cox, a recovering drug addict, hadn’t […]
Posted on December 3rd, 2015 by admin
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