Encourage Your Employees to Take Time Off This Year

The thought of vacation time brings a smile to almost everyone. Yet research shows that many employees are thinking about skipping or at least shortening their vacation plans this year out of... Read more »

CBA Trumps Requests for Disability Accommodations

?Takeaway: While the requirements of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) were conclusive in this case, any unilaterally adopted system of employee rights and benefits might arguably relieve an employer of the obligation... Read more »

Expert Advice on Implementing Stay Interviews

?Former employment attorney and author Jathan Janove writes for SHRM Online on how to inject greater humanity into HR compliance. Jathan welcomes your questions and suggestions for future columns. Contact him at the e-mail... Read more »

Autistic Workers Often Avoid Disclosing Their Condition to HR. Here’s Why

Just 3 in 10 autistic workers disclose their condition to HR, according to a new survey. Learn how a multitude of factors, including social stigmas, influence their… Read more »

Supreme Court Examines Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodations

?The U.S. Supreme Court on April 18 wrestled with the rules employers should follow for granting workers religious accommodations. During oral arguments, the court considered whether to maintain or revise the Hardison... Read more »

How HR Can Make Telework Work

?As many employers struggle with whether to allow employees to continue working from home, Arthur Jackson, president and chief consultant at ENPM Inc., has a message for HR and other company leaders:... Read more »

Investigatory Errors Ruled Insufficient to Establish Pretext for ADEA Claim

?Takeaway: Employers should investigate complaints thoroughly and in accordance with company policy, regardless of this decision holding that errors, on their own, do not support a finding of pretext. In separate litigation,... Read more »

California Pay Data Reporting Rules Raise Issues for Private Colleges, Contractors

?The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently issued new guidance confirming that private colleges and universities and labor contractors are subject to the newly expanded pay data reporting obligations added as part... Read more »

Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Despite Claims of Unconscionability

?Takeaway: When arbitration provisions, even if presented to an employee on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, are highlighted for that employee, any procedural unconscionability is limited.  ?Two mechanics who worked for a truck rental... Read more »

4 Ways to Adapt Employee Recognition Programs to the Virtual Workplace

?In the new virtual workspace, gathering staff in a conference room to recognize a colleague for a job well done with a certificate or a free lunch has become obsolete. Just as... Read more »
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