Corporate jargon can do more than just annoy your coworkers – using particular buzzwords at work can also alter people’s impression of your professionalism and intelligence. That’s according to a recent Summit Hosting survey. Summit polled 1,000 employees across the U.S. and asked them to rank the top corporate buzzwords. The results showed that while […]
Posted on November 14th, 2017 by admin
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From the Harvey Weinstein and Bill O’Reilly scandals to the #MeToo movement on social media, sexual harassment is on everybody’s minds. The scandals have shed light on just how persistent workplace harassment still is in spite of the fact that 90% of U.S. employers have sexual harassment training in place. Is there a better solution? […]
Posted on November 13th, 2017 by admin
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If your company hosts a holiday party so employees can have some fun, can you be held legally responsible when a tragedy takes place because an employee had too much fun? In Gillern v. Mahoney, a company faced this nightmarish situation after its holiday party ended in the death of an employee. Jacqueline Gillern filed […]
Posted on November 10th, 2017 by admin
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When a government contractor fired an employee over a Facebook photo that showed her giving the middle finger to President Trump, it probably didn’t expect such a widespread negative reaction from the public. But that’s just what happened to Akima LLC. Here’s the backstory on this unique situation which has plenty of implications for HR […]
Posted on November 9th, 2017 by admin
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The IRS just released the 2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) for a variety of tax-related limits, like the popular flexible spending accounts (FSAs). Here’s what employers need to know about the new COLA limits: (These changes were outlined in IRS Rev. Procedure 2017-58). What’s going up FSAs. The annual employee salary contribution limit to FSAs will […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by admin
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The Department of Labor (DOL) isn’t going to let a Texas judge simply toss out the Obama-era changes to the FLSA’s overtime rules. The agency has officially appealed the court’s decision, and its reason for the move suggests the DOL has some major plans regarding overtime reg in the near future. As HR Morning reported […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2017 by admin
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