It’s no secret – most managers dread initiating difficult conversations with their employees. And no conversation is more difficult to start than when a manager suspects an employee has a drug or alcohol problem. You’re well aware of the effects of employee substance abuse. The consequences run from performance issues to behavior problems to absenteeism. […]
Posted on August 21st, 2016 by admin
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Over the past year-and-a-half, an EEOC task force has been charged with putting together best practices for how employers can stymie workplace harassment. Its work is now done, and it just issued a report on its findings. The 16-member task force was comprised of academics, attorneys (from both the employer and employee side), members of employer […]
Posted on August 20th, 2016 by admin
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To pass muster with the ACA, and not trigger any penalties, the health plans of applicable large employers must pass three tests. Those tests are: the minimum essential coverage test (meaning services are covered in at least 10 “essential” health categories) the minimum value test (meaning at least 60% of the cost of essential care is […]
Posted on August 19th, 2016 by admin
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Ah, sweet irony. The Department of Labor — those folks who designed the new overtime rules that’ve been driving you crazy over the last few months — has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a claim that the agency didn’t pay earned overtime to thousands of its own workers. The settlement ends a decade-long wrestling match […]
Posted on August 18th, 2016 by admin
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If your company offers an HSA to employees, you’ll need to be aware of how the new fiduciary rule factors into that offering. The DOL’s controversial fiduciary rule contains some 600 pages of onerous details, most of which deal specifically with service providers and retirement accounts. But retirement plans aren’t the only accounts that are […]
Posted on August 17th, 2016 by admin
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If you haven’t hung up these two revised posters yet, the time is now. They became mandatory on August 1. Which posters were changed? The Federal Minimum Wage poster, and The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) poster. What changed? The look of both posters has been refreshed, and a QR code was added to both […]
Posted on August 16th, 2016 by admin
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A Learning Management System (LMS) automates the administration, testing, tracking and reporting of learner progress through online courses. Using a LMS, organizations can create curricula to educate employees, and allow them to demonstrate competencies or gain certification in areas relevant to their role. Analytics and reporting functionality also gives organizations more insight into training or […]
Posted on August 15th, 2016 by admin
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In response to the controversial Obamacare’s play-or-pay requirement, many employers said they’d opt to go the pay route. New research shows how many firms actually followed through on that claim. In 2010, the year the ACA was signed into law, 80.6% of private sector employers with between 25-99 employees offered healthcare coverage to employees, […]
Posted on August 14th, 2016 by admin
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Do your employees really know how their day-to-day duties connect to your overall success as an organization? If a recent study is any indication, the answer for more than half of them is: No. Nearly half of workers in the Robert Half Management Resources survey reported they are always able to see the connection between […]
Posted on August 13th, 2016 by admin
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It hasn’t been a great year for the Chipotle Mexican Grill chain. First, a slew of food safety issues. And now a jury has awarded $550,000 to a former employee who sued the company for pregnancy discrimination. A look at the case: Doris Nohemi Garcia Hernandez worked at a Chipotle outlet in Washington, D.C., where […]
Posted on August 12th, 2016 by admin
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