Thursday November 21, 2024

Corporate jargon: Ranking buzzwords from insufferable to tolerable

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 […]

Sexual harassment in the Harvey Weinstein era: 3 ways to go beyond standard training

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? […]

Intoxicated employee dies after holiday party: Is company liable for negligence?

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 […]

Is flipping off the President a fireable offense? Sure. But should firm have done it?

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 […]

IRS increases FSA limits, other benefits for 2018

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 […]

DOL appeals ruling to kill new OT rule: Why is this big news for HR?

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 […]