With busy days and never ending to-do lists, it makes sense to be focused solely on your own productivity. But when other employees are struggling with their workloads, it can end up negatively impacting you and the workplace. Lending a hand When it comes to reaching out to someone going through a hard time, there […]
Posted on September 27th, 2018 by admin
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Facebook is in hot water once again — this time, for job ads targeting exclusively men for roles such as police officers, truck drivers and sports store clerks. The ACLU lodged a complaint against the social media giant — as well as 10 employers that used Facebook to post ads — on behalf of three female […]
Posted on September 20th, 2018 by admin
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The arrival of Hurricane Florence — and the dreaded aftermath — has a lot of employers wondering about HR challenges that come along with natural disasters. FLSA and FMLA compliance is a big concern at times like this, and employment lawyer Kara Maciel answered some common questions HR pros have when disaster strikes. Wage and […]
Posted on September 15th, 2018 by admin
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A recent ruling by the Sixth Circuit shows when it comes to discrimination lawsuits, the standard is pretty high for proving the employees who received differential treatment are actually similarly situated. When a company fired Ramona DeBra for indiscretions younger workers weren’t punished for, she filed an age discrimination lawsuit. But she had trouble showing […]
Posted on September 13th, 2018 by admin
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It was a busy week for the DOL — not only did the agency release a new set of FMLA forms for employers, but it wrote four opinion letters addressing several FMLA and FLSA concerns. As far as the forms go, the only thing that changed is the expiration date. The updated FMLA forms are […]
Posted on September 8th, 2018 by admin
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Email is unavoidable in the workplace, and the amount of messages filling up employees’ inboxes can be annoying and intimidating. These days, practically anyone is able to contact you via email (and you can do the same). Because of this, it’s becoming a challenge to get people to answer your emails in a timely manner. […]
Posted on September 6th, 2018 by admin
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