Many employers decide not to contest a departing employee’s request for unemployment compensation (UC) or flat out ignore requests from UC agencies to provide info about a former employee’s departure. In a UC agency’s eyes, these are considered “non-responses,” and they won’t fly anymore. Many times these non-responses lead to individuals receiving UC who shouldn’t […]
Posted on December 31st, 2013 by admin
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If you always wanted a job where you were paid to scream at ashtrays and take 20 vitamin pills a day, this company would have been right for you — before they were sued by the EEOC. A South Florida chiropractor’s office has signed a consent decree to resolve a religious bias complaint from employees who claimed […]
Posted on December 30th, 2013 by admin
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2012 saw the second-most religious bias complaints ever. Here’s Exhibits A and B. Finger lickin’ bias? A Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise has settled a religious bias lawsuit for $40,000. According to the suit, Sheila Silver had worked for various Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants since 1992 when she converted to Pentecostalism in 2010. As a member […]
Posted on December 29th, 2013 by admin
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Time to look back on the stories HR pros clicked on most during 2013. Here’s a look at the HR Morning Top Ten. Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed? Don’t feel bad if you have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky. […]
Posted on December 28th, 2013 by admin
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Learn how to determine if your company’s recruiting practices are delivering results. Firms must use metrics to ensure recruiting practices are delivering results. These metrics cover monitoring career site performance, owning sources of talent, leveraging free sources through SEO, measuring social media performance, and utilizing mobile interfaces and tools. Click here to learn more! Tweet […]
Posted on December 27th, 2013 by admin
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Should pay always be related to performance? Guest poster Edd Rennolls has some thoughts. ___________________________________________________________________________ The method for determining the right pay package to offer a new hire is one which can differ from company to company, position to position and even candidate to candidate. There is no universally set standard for dividing an […]
Posted on December 26th, 2013 by admin
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A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to employers that disagree with the findings of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations. In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that employers cannot challenge — and courts can’t review — the adequacy of the EEOC informal pre-litigation efforts to […]
Posted on December 25th, 2013 by admin
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It’s almost the end of the year, and you know what that means: It’s time to look back at the past 12 months in employment law and see what mattered most to HR. Fisher & Phillips’ Richard Meneghello laid it all out for readers. Here’s some of what he found relevant about the past year: […]
Posted on December 24th, 2013 by admin
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It’s not uncommon for companies to offer their own stock as a major investment option in their 401ks. But the Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case that could change all that. The case we’re referring to is Fifth Third v. Dudenhoeffer. And depending on how this case plays out in court, it could […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2013 by admin
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Not even a slashed budget and a pared-down workforce could stop the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from having a record year. As a result of sequestration, the EEOC furloughed its entire workforce for 40 hours, froze hiring, and reduced its budget for litigation, information technology, travel and contracts for services, among other things, according […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2013 by admin
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