The good news: A district court judge in Washington, D.C. has blocked the National Labor Relations Board’s new “quickie election” rules. The bad news: The reprieve is probably only temporary. As you remember, the NLRB regs went into effect April 30. The rules were designed to streamline the union election timeline by postponing arguments over […]
Posted on May 21st, 2012 by admin
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A gay HR director has sued his former employer, saying the company was biased against straight job applicants. Jamie Ardigo says he was hired as HR director for J. Christopher Capital, a Manhattan firm owned by J. Christopher Burch. But, according to court papers, from the beginning of his employment, Ardigo began to overhear senior […]
Posted on May 20th, 2012 by admin
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A Houston newspaper reporter moonlighted as an exotic dancer and was fired for it. Does that mean she can sue for gender bias?Sarah Tressler, 30, was a high society and fashion reporter for The Houston Chronicle. But in her spare time? She worked as an exotic dancer. Tressler said she undertook the gig for exercise […]
Posted on May 19th, 2012 by admin
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You know when non-exempt staff have to be paid for off-the-clock time or travel. But what about these other wage and hour pitfalls? Here are six compensable time issues that every HR pro should know how to handle, courtesy of Grace Lee and Robert Friedman of Venable LLP. Seminars and training Non-exempt workers who attend […]
Posted on May 18th, 2012 by admin
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Some religious bias cases are subtle. Here’s one that’s not. A jury in Missouri has awarded a Muslim woman $5 million after she filed suit against her company, claiming religious bias. Susann Bashir worked as a fiber optics network builder for AT&T for 10 years, and was commended for her good work in the company’s […]
Posted on May 16th, 2012 by admin
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At most organizations, the workforce is both a significant expense and the most important asset. In order to manage the workforce appropriately — and in turn to serve the business as a strategic partner — HR needs to implement consistent, integrated, and flexible processes and systems. Click here to read the free whitepaper! Tweet […]
Posted on May 15th, 2012 by admin
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Was there really ever a time when people felt loyal to their employers? And is loyalty actually what you’re looking for? Everybody’s heard the talk about how loyalty has vanished from the employment relationship — on both sides. Back in the day, the narrative goes, employers treated workers like family, and there was a bond […]
Posted on May 14th, 2012 by admin
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When some businesses began asking job applicants for their social media passwords, critics were immediately up in arms over privacy issues. So you knew it was only a matter of time before something like this wound up on the table. The Password Protection Act of 2012 (PPA) has been introduced in both the House and […]
Posted on May 13th, 2012 by admin
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If you still need more ammo in the fight to straighten up your employee classification procedures, here it is. Wage-and-hour complaints are on the increase — causing companies more trouble and costing them more money than in recent years. Employers settled nearly 110 wage-and-hour cases in 2011, more than double the 40 settlements in 2007 […]
Posted on May 12th, 2012 by admin
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Thinking about waiting until the Supreme Court rules on health reform’s fate to comply with the law? Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. For the first time since the health reform law went into effect back in 2010, the DOL has begun auditing health plans to make sure they’re complying with the law. What now? […]
Posted on May 11th, 2012 by admin
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