Saturday April 27, 2024

In case you missed them: Top 10 biggest HR stories of 2016

Aside from the DOL’s new overtime rule and the presidential election (we won’t beat you over the head with them again here), these were the biggest HR Morning stories of 2016.  Our most-clicked stories appear first: The 10 best interview questions you’ll see this year. Throughout the past year, via in-depth research and conversations with HR […]

The dumbest things employees, applicants did in 2016

A new year is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to reflect on some of the dumbest things managers, employees and applicants did in 2016 to make life difficult for HR.  Behold … the best of the worst — according to you, our readers: Meet 2 nominees for Worst Manager of the Year. […]

Gender bias in promotion decision costs healthcare firm a cool $125k

Here’s another reminder that a woman’s pregnancy can’t be used against her in any employment situation — including promotion decisions.  Maryland-based Dimensions Healthcare System will pay $125,000 and furnish other significant relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, […]

EEOC explains rights of employees with mental health conditions

The EEOC continues to issue resource guides for employees suffering from various health conditions to let them know the job protections and benefits available to them under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). But while the guides are written for workers, employers can learn a lot from them.  Earlier this year, the EEOC issued documents addressing […]

The 33 dumbest holiday gifts given at work

‘Tis the season … where we recap the stupidest gifts employees had the nerve to give their co-workers.  This year, we have 13 new entrants to the growing list of the worst holiday gifts ever to be passed around the office. Of course, the real gift is this list, which is provided every year by […]

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Here’s the new I-9 you need to start using Jan. 22

If you haven’t grabbed the new Form I-9 yet, here’s what you need to know about it.  For starters, employers must start using the revised Form I-9 (dated 11/14/2016) by Jan. 22, 2017. Until then, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency is allowing employers to use the old Form I-9 (dated 03/08/2013) for […]

Good news: Some employers get to start using stand-alone HRAs again

Employers may soon be able to use a key money-saving strategy that was recently taken away from them by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  President Obama just signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law and, among other things, it allows small employers to maintain general purpose stand-alone health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) without violating the ACA. Now, […]

Restaurant owner sentenced to two years in jail for wage theft

The stakes for violating wage and hour laws in California just got raised. In a landmark decision, a San Diego restaurant owner was sentenced to two years in jail for wage theft and labor violations.  The state Labor Commissioner’s Office and the San Diego District Attorney’s Office alleged that Zihan Zhang, owner of Antique Thai […]

AFL-CIO wants to defend overtime rule in court if DOL can’t: What now?

Just when employers think time may be running out on the DOL’s legal defense of its overtime rule, someone tries to throw the agency a lifeline.  The Texas AFL-CIO, a federation of 650 local Texas unions, has asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Sherman Division for the ability to intervene […]