According to recent research from staffing firm OfficeTeam, about one in three (35 percent) workers say they've had an office bully. More than one-quarter (27 percent) of human resources (HR) managers…
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Separating from an employee can be an emotionally and legally challenging decision. That is why it is always stressed to follow commonsense practices of discipline and paperwork leading up to…
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Human Resources professionals have always longed for the day when the world might wake up and realize how important they are to the success of an organization. That day may…
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Welcome back! It's the day after Labor Day and most of us are now done with summer vacations. If you have children, they have most likely returned to school. Football…
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Netflix made headlines last week after it announced that parents under its employ would be allowed unlimited leave the year following the birth or adoption of a new child. They…
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that Title VII's prohibitions on sex discrimination extend to discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation. This decision overturns past EEOC decisions.…
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The firm, Landry's Inc., produced a social media policy that the National Labor Relations Board's General Counsel rejected earlier this year. The reason for the rejection was due impart to the…
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The forty hour work week and nine to five office hours may be dead - or at least dying. Technology now allows workers to not only work anywhere but at…
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The past few years have seen new innovative leave policies in several sectors. Well recognized brands have increased their leave policies and some have even created unlimited leave policies. Unfortunately,…
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The legal differences between an employee and an independent contractor are under new scrutiny from the Department of Labor (DOL). Last week DOL issued a new interpretationregarding worker classification as…
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