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Crafting an effective written response to an EEOC complaint

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Employer rules can’t be stricter than FMLA’s, judge says

Workers can be both employees and ICs, IRS rules

Minor incidents add up to major trouble in ‘hostile environment’ suit

Beware the byte: Will your digital records cut it in court?

Is it an ‘essential function’ if worker almost never has to do it?

Case study: Family approach to building wellness paid off

Repealing Obamacare would carry a huge price tag

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    HR recordkeeping: What you need to hang on to, and for how long

    Responsible HR recordkeeping starts long before any job candidate walks through the door the first time, and doesn’t end until long after the person leaves. Myriad employment laws force you to keep all kinds of documents for varying periods — …

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    You won’t like latest guidance on wellness programs under Obamacare

    Companies have been hoping that their wellness program incentives will help their health plans meet affordability and minimal value requirements under Obamacare. So chances are they won’t like the guidance the IRS just issued. Recently, the IRS — one of …

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    Docking pay for exempt employees: What’s allowed?

    Don’t feel bad if you have trouble understanding the pay-docking rules laid out by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The regs are pretty murky. As a rule of thumb, FLSA doesn’t permit deductions from exempt employees. The regs state that …

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    Category Articles

    Employment Law

    Sex, race, age and stupidity

    EEOC enforcement actions on employment discrimination show how many employers are still stuck in patterns…

    Discrimination & Harassment

    Sex, race, age and stupidity

    EEOC enforcement actions on employment discrimination show how many employers are still stuck in patterns…

    Healthcare Reform

    A quick guide to telling your people what they need to know about health reform

    It’s not easy to explain the ins-and-outs of healthcare reform to confused employees. Here’s a…

    Management

    The 6 lamest reasons for not digging into HR metrics

    If compiling and analyzing metrics can help HR become a strategic business partner, why don’t…

    Hiring & Recruiting

    Why smart companies are scrapping probationary periods

    Many HR pros swear by probationary periods for new hires. But are they really a…

    Pay and Benefits

    Heads up: Federal paid sick leave law back on the table

    A recent study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that about 40% of the…

    Retention & Turnover

    Do’s and don’ts to make performance reviews actually mean something

    Everybody hates performance reviews. That’s a given. But there are ways to move them out…

    Unions

    NLRB roundup: Court strikes down notice requirement

    Looks like you’re not going to have to put up that pro-union poster after all.…