Recouping Training Costs Poses Legal Challenges

?After spending significant money on training sessions, employers may feel the investment was a waste if an employee leaves shortly thereafter. Some employers require workers to pay back the cost of training... Read more »

‘Nudges’ Help Reduce HR’s Workload

?An hourly worker forgets to complete his time card but then receives an automated “nudge” via text to remind him to do so. A few days before running payroll, a manager receives... Read more »

Recognize These Common Myths About Job Coaches

?Job coaches help train employees with many different types of disabilities, including individuals with autism and persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Employers should be aware of and not be influenced by myths... Read more »

Two New Maryland Laws Could Make it Harder to Defend Harassment Claims

?Two recent developments out of Annapolis pose new challenges for Maryland employers confronted with claims of harassment. Effective Oct. 1, Maryland’s employee-friendly Senate Bill 450 and Senate Bill 451 lowered the applicable... Read more »

Server Who Said She Was Harassed for Taking Lactation Breaks Loses Claim

?Takeaway: To prove hostile environment sexual harassment, an employee must show more than that her co-workers were unkind to her. The objectionable conduct must be frequent and severe and it must interfere... Read more »

Lawsuit Blames Employer for Employee’s Suicide

?A lawsuit filed last year against Kroger Co. and two of its managers for the wrongful death of a worker who died by self-inflicted wounds in March 2021 challenges a long-held “suicide rule” in Ohio... Read more »

Ask HR: What Are Some Tips for a Stay-at-Home Parent Starting a Job Search?

?SHRM President and Chief Executive Officer Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, is answering HR questions as part of a series for USA Today. Do you have an HR or work-related question you’d like... Read more »

Brian McComak: In HR, a Variety of Lenses Help You Figure It All Out

The following transcript is provided unedited. Brian McComak: When I was at AMC Regency Square eight, which I worked at in the early nineties, we expanded that to a 20 screen movie... Read more »

Bryan McComak: In HR, a Variety of Lenses Help You Figure It All Out

The following transcript is provided unedited. Brian McComak: When I was at AMC Regency Square eight, which I worked at in the early nineties, we expanded that to a 20 screen movie... Read more »

Respect for Marriage Act Would Protect Same-Sex Couples’ Company Benefits

?Editor’s Note: The U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act on Nov. 29. Same-sex couples can continue enjoying company benefits just as opposite-sex couples do now that the Respect for Marriage... Read more »
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