When an employee requests time off because of something as serious as a cancer diagnosis, 99% of the time the person will be telling the truth about their situation. But as a recent case shows, if a manager has even an inkling that something’s amiss, it pays to take a closer look. In the case […]
Posted on April 19th, 2018 by admin
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It’s not surprising that a recent survey found 69% of full-time employees get distracted at work. The more interesting finding is that 70% of workers think their managers could help them focus better through training. Udemy conducted a survey of 1,000 full-time office workers in the U.S. to find what was causing the distractions, how […]
Posted on April 14th, 2018 by admin
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More and more recruiters are communicating with talent through text messaging. It’s faster than email, and candidates appreciate being kept in the loop throughout the hiring process. Once this method of communication is opened up, it can be easy to overdo it with the texts, which could ruin relationships with promising new hires. To maintain […]
Posted on April 13th, 2018 by admin
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One of the most common pay-determining techniques could now put your company in legal danger. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just unanimously ruled that pay differences based on prior salaries are inherently discriminatory under the Equal Pay Act because those past salaries stemmed from gender bias. The ruling was handed down in Rizo […]
Posted on April 12th, 2018 by admin
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A recent tweet about a worker’s lunch going missing and security footage being viewed to find the culprit went viral after employees everywhere related to the common office crime. Last week, Zak Toscani shared this saga on Twitter: A co-worker’s lunch was stolen, and HR and the victim viewed the security camera tape to find […]
Posted on April 8th, 2018 by admin
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So the Supreme Court decided not to tackle whether extended leave is a reasonable ADA accommodation. But that could be more good news than bad for employers. The Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court ruling in Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc. In that case, the 7th Circuit Court ruled that “a multimonth […]
Posted on April 7th, 2018 by admin
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While it may come as no surprise the NFL has strict rules about cheerleaders’ appearance and conduct, the league might be in trouble for not imposing similar rules on their players. Bailey Davis, a cheerleader for the New Orleans Saints, was recently fired for posting a photo of herself in a revealing outfit on Instagram. […]
Posted on April 6th, 2018 by admin
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Just because the FMLA gives employers the ability to initiate surveillance on employees they suspect of abusing their leave, it doesn’t mean you should take such a drastic step. In fact, as a recent FMLA lawsuit shows, doing so can come back to haunt employers. In Walker v. City of Pocatello, employee Johnie Walker (yes, […]
Posted on April 5th, 2018 by admin
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If an employee is “aggressive, rude and disrespectful,” you have a pretty good reason to fire them, right? But what if that behavior is cultural, and they claim discrimination? That’s exactly what happened at a Canadian restaurant. A French waiter, Guillaume Rey, filed a complaint with British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal, saying his employer discriminated […]
Posted on April 1st, 2018 by admin
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The opioid crisis has invaded the majority of workplaces, and for HR pros, controlling this growing problem can seem like an impossible task. In this guest post, Ian Cook, head of workforce solutions at Visier, offers three critical steps HR should be taking to deal with the opioid crisis. When it comes to dealing […]
Posted on March 31st, 2018 by admin
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