As fears of coming down with a new, exotic strain of the flu increase, a lot of employers are asking the question: Can we require employees to get a flu shot? Here’s the answer. Generally, yes. Employers can make getting vaccinated for the flu mandatory. But be careful. Any mandatory flu policy has to be […]
Posted on September 30th, 2016 by admin
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There are three phrases you and your managers must be careful NOT to say to employees who walk off the job complaining about pay or scheduling. They are: “You’re fired.” “You’re terminated.” “You’re discharged.” And you can’t use those phrases even if the employees are at-will. It’s the law This is something a lot of managers […]
Posted on September 29th, 2016 by admin
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There’s a new entry on the list of conditions that can qualify as a disability in the workplace: claustrophobia. A Minnesota-based corporation has agreed to pay $60,000 in damages and back pay to a former hair stylist to settle a federal disability discrimination suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced. Nora Jacquez worked at SmartStyle, a hair […]
Posted on September 28th, 2016 by admin
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There’s one lesser-known tactic out there that some employers are considering to reduce overtime costs under the DOL’s changes to the FLSA overtime exemption rules. The tactic: The fluctuating workweek approach to paying employees. The upside to this approach? It can save you a lot of money. The downside? There are actually three: It’s only applicable in […]
Posted on September 27th, 2016 by admin
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Convincing employees not to take out 401(k) loans not only benefits workers’ financial health, it also helps keep you out of the IRS crosshairs. Reason: The greater the number of 401(k) loans and loan defaults a plan has, the greater the chances the plan has to be audited by the IRS and DOL, according to […]
Posted on September 26th, 2016 by admin
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What’s a small bottle of orange juice worth these days? According to a Tennessee jury, the current price is $277,565. A federal jury recently awarded that amount to a former cashier at a Dollar General store in Maryville, TN. Here’s a look at the case: The cashier, an insulin-dependent diabetic, told her supervisor of her condition and requested on several occasions that her […]
Posted on September 25th, 2016 by admin
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Between ACA, ADA, FMLA and a host of other federal and state regs, some employers are coming to the stark realization that HR can’t do it all on its own. In fact, more than three-quarters (80%) of employers currently outsource at least one HR activity, according to research by Gartner Inc. Help with federal […]
Posted on September 24th, 2016 by admin
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Those new OT rules you’ve been scrambling to prepare for? They’re being challenged in court. Twenty-one states joined in a federal lawsuit that charges the Obama administration with overstepping its authority in rewriting the rules, which raise the overtime salary threshold from $23, 600 to $47,500 per year. The suit claims the change will place an undue […]
Posted on September 23rd, 2016 by admin
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In a recent lawsuit, the EEOC tried to broaden the definition of race discrimination. Was it successful? Thankfully, for employers, the answer is no. The EEOC’s lawsuit wasn’t successful. The agency filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chastity Jones, an African-American applicant whose job offer was rescinded by Catastrophe Management Solutions, a claims processing company, after […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2016 by admin
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Onboarding new employees can be a difficult task. Between orientation and the hand-off to the hiring team, there are a lot of touch points to make an impression and define success. In this guide, here are seven tips to help you make the most of your new employee onboarding process. Learn more! Tweet This Post
Posted on September 21st, 2016 by admin
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