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Posted on May 31st, 2016 by admin
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With HR departments at small companies stretched so thin (many times one staffer handles all of HR), it’s no surprise many small companies are using benefits administration systems for their needs. But with new software vendors popping up every day, how do HR pros find the right system? At the Dig|Benefits Conference in Austin, […]
Posted on May 30th, 2016 by admin
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Here’s a scenario any manager could learn a valuable FMLA lesson from. An employee gets into an argument with his supervisor. A while later, still a little shaken up from the argument, the man begins to experience chest pains. He then tells a co-worker he thinks he may be having a heart attack. The employee […]
Posted on May 29th, 2016 by admin
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Every HR pro knows business has a language of its own — and it’s often pretentious, inaccurate and downright irritating. Guest poster Tom Jeffries of Bizdaq offers a list of the 10 most infuriating business phrases we’re likely to be tortured by this year. _________________________________________________________________________ As anyone who has worked in an office can attest, the language of business […]
Posted on May 28th, 2016 by admin
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The feds aren’t the only authorities cracking down on alleged illegal pay practices. New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently announced a lawsuit against Domino’s Pizza, Inc., Domino’s Pizza LLC and Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC (collectively, “Domino’s”) and three Domino’s franchisees, alleging that they underpaid workers at least $565,000 at ten stores in […]
Posted on May 27th, 2016 by admin
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The DOL’s new overtime rule will likely cause lots of currently exempt employees to begrudgingly begin punching a time clock. This may lead to two unintended consequences. Timesheet fraud For starters, the changes to the FLSA’s overtime regulations are likely to exacerbate an already troubling issue for employers: timesheet fraud. Of course, you want to […]
Posted on May 26th, 2016 by admin
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There’s bad news for organizations working hard to improve employee engagement: Overall, it’s still declining. With so much time and energy being focused on this issue, what is still going wrong? In order to get some answers, Quantum Workplace — a company that offers an employee feedback platform — conducted an in-depth survey to see the macro and […]
Posted on May 24th, 2016 by admin
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News flash: Many employers don’t feel recent college graduates are properly prepared to be high-level performers in today’s workplace. We know, that conclusion is hardly surprising. Unless you’re talking about entry-level positions, no hiring manager with half a brain thinks a recently-hatched graduate is going to jump in and turn a faltering company around. But […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by admin
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The sheer complexity of changing federal regs as well as the impact of recent landmark court rulings on benefits plans make assessing health-plan compliance a critical task that HR pros need to put at the top of their to-do list. In fact, ERISA attorney Daniel N. Kuperstein is warning employers everywhere that most health […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2016 by admin
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Think the feds aren’t serious about enforcing laws against disability discrimination? Check this: A recent case is going to cost home improvement retailer Lowe’s a cool $8.6 million. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the consent decree, which was approved by U.S. District Court Judge André Birotte Jr. It’s the latest example of how rigid […]
Posted on May 21st, 2016 by admin
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