HR professionals often miss the most important contribution they can make to employees. Recently, a group of thoughtful senior HR folks were discussing what HR could offer employees to increase the employees’... Read more »
Employees and applicants want to align with their employers and vice versa. In fact, employer branding is key to the strategy of attracting and retaining the workers of the future. As part... Read more »
There is never a dull moment in HR. It is constantly changing. Some of the best published content from the previous month proved that fact. Topics included talent acquisition, social capital, digital... Read more »
” It feels like Human Resources acts first and foremost to protect the company and management, not employees. How would you respond to this?” Human Resources professionals are often asked this question,... Read more »
HR professionals help employees cope with difficult situations. But the ongoing exposure to other people's toxic emotions can be difficult—even dangerous—for the HR professional. These strategies can help mitigate the risk from... Read more »
The Department of Labor's (DOL's) newly proposed federal overtime rule would raise the salary cutoff for highly compensated employees to $147,414. Here's what employers should know about the potential change. Read more »
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for enforcing the whistle-blower retaliation provisions of numerous laws protecting workers in a wide range of industries. Recent delays in processing claims has... Read more »
An employee who refused to timely meet with his employer’s investigator could not sustain claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) even though he made recent complaints that his ADA rights... Read more »
In his experience, says former employment law attorney Jathan Janove, annual performance reviews have more often increased claim risk than reduced it. Why? Reviews are frequently done so poorly that they generate... Read more »
