As you may have heard, there’s a retirement savings problem in America. Workers need help saving for their golden years, and they’re looking to their employers for help. Is your plan keeping up with the times? To help you benchmark your plan, here are five trends Robert C. Lawton, founder and president of Lawton Retirement […]
Posted on December 30th, 2014 by admin
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The recruitment process can be arduous for both employers and candidates. From sourcing candidates to tracking current applicants and ultimately hiring the ideal candidate, an ATS will reduce the time and expense of hiring new employees for both HR departments as well as recruiting and staffing agencies. There are hundreds of ATS solutions currently on […]
Posted on December 27th, 2014 by admin
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Note to employers: Firing an employee because she filed a complaint with a federal agency is virtually guaranteed to come back and bite you. June and Jay Tucker, officials of a corporation that operated a convenience store/gas station in Indiana, will pay $15,000 to a former employee to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by […]
Posted on December 26th, 2014 by admin
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With all the talk of income inequality these days, those campaigning for higher wages for low earners love splashy court verdicts against employers paying at or close to the current minimum wage — and they don’t come much more splashy than this. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court just upheld lower- and appellate-court decisions in ruling that a […]
Posted on December 25th, 2014 by admin
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Congress may have dragged its feet on establishing anti-discrimination rules involving gender identity issues, but the Obama administration has issued its own guidance. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice will take the position that the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to claims of […]
Posted on December 24th, 2014 by admin
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Here’s a story that could kill your holiday spirit: A charity for the homeless has been sending its clients to work the concession stands at Tampa Bay Buccaneers football games — for no pay. According to a story in the Tampa Bay Times, the charity, New Beginnings, was sending its destitute residents to work unpaid concessions shifts […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2014 by admin
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The FLSA’s new “white-collar” exemptions that are expected to drastically expand who’s entitled to overtime pay are expected to be released very soon — and a former DOL administrator has offered a sneak peak at what they’ll look like. Tammy McCutchen was instrumental in drafting the most recent changes to the OT regs (enacted in 2004), […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2014 by admin
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Everybody’s aware of the disruptive effect of employee absenteeism. But how much does absenteeism really cost? Employee absences have a moderate to large impact on productivity and revenue, according to 75% of respondents to a recent Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) study. The Total Financial Impact of Employee Absences Survey was conducted in collaboration with and […]
Posted on December 21st, 2014 by admin
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It seems policy makers for the town of South Pittsburg, TN, may not have been paying attention. Overly-restrictive social media policies have been getting shredded recently, mostly by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In addition, they’ve been sparking a number of First Amendment debates in courtrooms across America. As a result, it’s a dangerous […]
Posted on December 20th, 2014 by admin
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There are plenty of legal tactics employers can use to lower their healthcare premiums. Firing workers over the age of 65 is not one of them. That’s what one troubled firm was accused of in Tramp v. Associated Underwriters Inc., a lawsuit that centered around an alleged Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) violation. Background Back in […]
Posted on December 19th, 2014 by admin
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