Sometimes employers feel the need to fib a little about why an employee is leaving the company – to avoid damaging morale. While the intentions may be good, a new lawsuit serves as a great example of why not to do that. Hired at 63, fired at 64 When Wesley Enhanced Living, a retirement community, […]
Posted on September 30th, 2017 by admin
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Any time the DOL accuses your company of breaking federal pay laws, it’s a major headache. But when the mistake is clearly unintentional and the feds slap you with a “willful” FLSA violation, it’s a different type of headache altogether. Willful FLSA violations not only carry more expensive civil penalties, they also allow the DOL […]
Posted on September 29th, 2017 by admin
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When Republicans decided not to vote on their latest incarnation of an ACA repeal — the Graham-Cassidy bill — they effectively abandoned any hope of repealing the health law in 2017. The decision not to put the bill to a vote in the Senate came a day after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said she would […]
Posted on September 28th, 2017 by admin
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The Purple Squirrel is the rarest, most flawless candidate that possesses precisely the right array of technical skills, not to mention impeccable cultural fit. They are the ones who can hit the ground running with little to no training. They fit the job description perfectly, with expertise in every technical skill on the lengthy list […]
Posted on September 25th, 2017 by admin
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It’s been said that common sense isn’t all that common. Scott Wintrip frequently observes organizations engaging in hiring practices that defy common sense. Does this mean that the leaders who engage in the methods are dumb? No. Of course not. The issue is that habits often interfere with our innate instincts. Here are five of […]
Posted on September 24th, 2017 by admin
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Thanks to a recent court ruling, it may now be even more difficult for employers to take any adverse action against an employee who is on — or has previously taken — FMLA leave. Woods v. START Treatment & Recovery Centers is the lawsuit HR pros everywhere must be aware of. Clear performance problems The […]
Posted on September 23rd, 2017 by admin
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For HR pros, the hiring process is not only about finding the most-qualified candidates, it’s also about exposing dishonest ones. That’s because nearly half of respondents from a recent OfficeTeam report said they “knew someone” who’d lied on a resume. And a separate report by HireRight found that 85% of employers uncovered lies on job […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2017 by admin
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While traditional strategies and plan design tweaks are still in play, employers everywhere are realizing they need to do more to fight the increasing costs of company sponsored health insurance. That’s one of the main takeaways from the National Business Group on Health’s (NBGH) new report. The report found that healthcare costs are slated to […]
Posted on September 21st, 2017 by admin
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After the PR nightmare it suffered following a male staffer’s memo on “gender stereotypes,” Google is now facing an even bigger headache — a pay-discrimination claim that could become a class-action suit with thousands of class members. Google has just been hit with a lawsuit for gender-based pay discrimination by three female former workers who […]
Posted on September 16th, 2017 by admin
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Why is intermittent FMLA such a challenge for HR? Because even under the most ideal circumstances, this type of leave is difficult to accurately administer. In fact, more than one-third (35%) of employers said “tracking intermittent FMLA leave” as either “difficult” or “extremely difficult,” according to a recent SHRM study. Because intermittent leave administration is […]
Posted on September 15th, 2017 by admin
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