Human Resources News

• Pay-for-performance: Not all it’s cracked up to be?
  January 27, 2012 by Tim Gould

  Pay-for-performance plans are widely regarded as the smartest, most efficient way to handle employee compensation. Now two management experts say the programs are not only ineffective, they’re harmful. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Management, Pay and benefits

  
• No surprise here: Another banner year for EEOC
  January 25, 2012 by Tim Gould

  Once again this year, retaliation was No. 1 on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s hit parade. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Age discrimination, Complaint investigation, Disability discrimination, Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Race discrimination

  
• Can you interfere with worker’s FMLA rights, if she’s not yet eligible for leave?
  January 25, 2012 by Christian Schappel

  Here’s a messy situation an employer created for itself. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, FMLA, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views

  
• Answers to tricky HR questions: What do we need for DOL audit?
  January 24, 2012 by Tim Gould

  Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today’s issue: What you’ll need if the Wage and Hour folks come calling. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Answers to tricky HR questions, Employment law, Exempt non-exempt, FLSA, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits

  
• 4-day work week: CEO gives 5 compelling reasons to try it
  January 24, 2012 by Christian Schappel

  If you’re interested in adding a benefit that’ll make your employees fall in love with you all over again, here’s one Jay Love, CEO of Slingshot SEO, Inc., highly recommends. More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Incentives, Latest News & Views, Pay and benefits

  
• A textbook example of how to handle an accommodation request
  January 23, 2012 by Tim Gould

  You’re likely reading a lot of stories about how an employer got in trouble for failing to engage in the “interactive process” following an employee’s request for a disability accommodation. Here’s the story of one employer that did everything right — and won in court. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Disability discrimination, Discrimination, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Management

  
• Just in the nick of time: Company health fair saves worker’s life
  January 23, 2012 by Christian Schappel

  Next time you’re trying to jump-start participation for a wellness initiative, just share this story with your employees. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Health care, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views

  
• Lawsuit, new legislation aims at Obama’s NLRB recess appointments
  January 19, 2012 by Tim Gould

  Opponents of President Obama’s recent recess appointments of members of the National Labor Relations Board are marshalling their forces. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Management

  
• Employee kept OT work quiet – so court says ‘no pay for it’
  January 19, 2012 by Christian Schappel

  Chalk up a big win for employers: A worker tried to saddle her employer with a big overtime bill after resigning, but a court wasn’t having any of it. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, FLSA, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views

  
• What were they thinking? Woman fired for working through lunch
  January 18, 2012 by Tim Gould

  What kind of company would fire an employee for doing extra work? More…

  
  

  Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Management, policies, Terminations

  
• More workers ready to relocate for better job opportunities
  January 17, 2012 by Tim Gould

  Is this one more sign that employees are beginning to chafe under the working conditions that were the inevitable outcome of the economic downturn? More…

  
  

  Posted in: Hiring, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Management

  
• DOL investigation of Chuck E. Cheese turns up $28K in FLSA violations
  January 17, 2012 by Christian Schappel

  Irony alert: A well-known pizza chain whose motto is “Where a kid can be a kid,” was fined for violating the FLSA’s child-labor laws. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Employment law, FLSA, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views

  

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