October 30, 2017 | Category:
LeaveProviding leave for employees in times of tragedy By: Amy Matthews We all see catastrophic events on the news — hurricanes, fires, shootings. While they present their own problems — grieving, loss, destruction and rebuilding — there is a matter-of-fact side that people are almost afraid to discuss: the side that considers how a worker […]
ADA Compliance – Some Major Tips Step 1: See the Value Employees can sense when company leaders are just going through the motions, even if HR says all the right words. 1 in 5 U.S. adults has a disability. Source: Job Accommodation Network There are also less tangible, but no less important, benefits for […]
The Problem with Marijuana By Rob Parker HR interviews a candidate who appears to be the most suitable and qualified person for an open position at the company. A conditional job offer is made and the candidate is given instructions on how to proceed with her pre-employment drug screen. The candidate informs HR that she will […]
Employers often express concern about employees’ off-duty activities that affect their job performance or the employer’s brand. It is tempting to regulate what employees can and cannot do to limit the adverse affects on business. However, employers should be careful. Certain well intended policies may go awry of state or federal protections. Don’t tarnish your […]
WPV In our last webinar, we discussed workplace violence. Workplace violence is any physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting. A workplace can be defined as any location either permanent or temporary where an employee performs any work related duty. So What Does This Mean? Workplace violence includes, but is not limited to, […]
That spooky time of year is upon us once again. No, not Halloween – flu season. The flu hits all of us from time to time. Pandemics happen, but hopefully very few of us are ever involved in a pandemic situation. Because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, all employers should […]
With the new health care rollout by the Trump Administration your health care plans may have changed for you and your employees. The Trump Administration has just signed an executive order health care in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on Thursday. Following the removal of the birth control mandate for employers, Trump has […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide qualified individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from employment-related opportunities, prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities, and requires employers to offer reasonable accommodations. Charges of disability discrimination have […]
The White House has announced that employers will be allowed to claim a religious or moral objection to the Affordable Care Act (also known as the ACA or Obamacare) requirement that employer-provided health benefits include no-cost birth control coverage. Under the ACA, non-grandfathered plans must cover eighteen FDA-approved types of contraception, including oral contraceptives, IUDs, […]
The DOJ Changes Stance on Transgender Discrimination in the Workplace On October 4, 2017, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memorandum revising the Justice Department’s (DOJ) stance on workplace discrimination based on sex. In the memo, Sessions states that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it unlawful for employers […]
