Though the number of smokers in the U.S. is continually shrinking, there are still enough workers taking smoke breaks to cause some problems with non-smoking employees. More employees now believe that smokers get an unfair amount of break time to indulge their habit. And research shows that when you add it all up, the average […]
Posted on March 11th, 2018 by admin
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One of the biggest challenges HR pros face is getting upper management to view them as trusted, vital partners – not a department that’s essentially an ever-expanding expense item and necessary evil. ‘Speaking C-Suite’ During a presentation at the National Business Group on Health’s Workforce Strategy 2017 Conference, Comcast’s executive VP of HR, Bill Strahan, […]
Posted on March 10th, 2018 by admin
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On a typical work day, co-workers have many interactions with each other, but a lot of these conversations are insincere and don’t go past pleasantries. These surface-level interactions are all missed opportunities to build stronger connections with your colleagues, and TLNT contributor Dianna Booher says it’s pretty easy to change this. Here are five simple […]
Posted on March 9th, 2018 by admin
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When it comes to FLSA enforcement, the notion of a more employer-friendly DOL is quite foreign to HR pros. But with the agency’s latest move, it seems like that’s exactly what it’s going for. The DOL just announced a new pilot program called the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. Employer benefits Under PAID, employers […]
Posted on March 8th, 2018 by admin
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With half of employers making their minds up about candidates within the first five minutes of the interview, both parties know how important it is to make a good first impression. Nevertheless, there are countless mistakes job candidates make in their interviews, both common and downright strange. A recent survey from CareerBuilder asked HR pros […]
Posted on March 4th, 2018 by admin
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Just when you thought the fight to kill the ACA was finally over, a brand new chapter of the Obamacare-repeal saga has emerged. And on the surface, this chapter looks like it could potentially be the last for the controversial law. Earlier this week, a 20-state coalition of attorneys general (AGs) filed a lawsuit against […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2018 by admin
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Whether or not sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has been hotly debated by several courts in recent months. And the Supreme Court declining to rule on the issue last year only complicated the matter, since many had looked to it for guidance. But a brand new ruling […]
Posted on March 2nd, 2018 by admin
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Study after study confirms that an alarming number of applicants are blatantly lying on their resumes, and a new study reveals many of these folks are likely to get away with it. That’s because 48% of HR professionals admit to not always checking an employee’s qualifications, according to a recent study by Adzuna, a job […]
Posted on March 1st, 2018 by admin
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At the tail-end of 2017, we reported the IRS’ plans for dishing out penalties against employers for failing to comply with the shared responsibility (i.e., “employer mandate”) rules of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Now, Matt Thomas of the professional employer organization WorkSmart Systems Inc. is sharing tips on how employers can navigate the IRS […]
Posted on February 27th, 2018 by admin
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Can you fire an employee for expressing their discriminatory views, or is that speech protected? This was the question the NLRB answered when addressing a recent wrongful termination complaint. Ex-Google employee James Damore, now infamous for that 10-page memo he wrote (claiming that biological differences were the reason more women weren’t in leadership positions), filed […]
Posted on February 25th, 2018 by admin
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