Human Resources News

• Making sense of ‘special circumstance’ pay pitfalls
  May 16, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  You know when non-exempt staff have to be paid for off-the-clock time or travel. But what about these other wage and hour pitfalls? More…

  
  

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

  
• Great — yet another way FMLA can trip you up legally
  May 12, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  Employees are eligible for FMLA if they have a serious health condition which results in a “period of incapacity of more than three, consecutive full calendar days.” So why did a court recently rule that an employee was protected under FMLA even though she only missed two days of work? More…

  
  

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

  
• More evidence: Misclassifying employees could cost you big
  May 11, 2012 by Tim Gould

  If you still need more ammo in the fight to straighten up your employee classification procedures, here it is. More…

  
  

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

  
• Bill would bar asking for applicants’ social media passwords
  May 11, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  When some businesses began asking job applicants for their social media passwords, critics were immediately up in arms over privacy issues. So you knew it was only a matter of time before something like this wound up on the table. More…

  
  

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

  
• Manager snatched Muslim woman’s scarf off – firm now owes her $5 million
  May 10, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  Some religious bias cases are subtle. Here’s one that’s not. More…

  
  

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

  
• Feds issue guidance on ‘minimum value’ under reform
  May 10, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  Benefits pros may be patiently waiting for the Supreme Court to say the health reform law can’t stand, but for the government agencies that are responsible for overseeing the law, it’s business as usual. More…

  
  

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

  
• Answers to tricky HR questions: Do we have to terminate staffer who’s ineligible for FMLA?
  May 9, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  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: Ineligible staffers and the Family and Medical Leave Act.  More…

  
  

  Posted in: Answers to tricky HR questions, Disability discrimination, Discrimination, Employment law, FMLA, In this week's e-newsletter, In this week's e-newsletter - benefits, Latest News & Views

  
• What were they thinking? Fired for a 40-year-old shoplifting arrest
  May 8, 2012 by Tim Gould

  We’re starting to see why the EEOC released guidelines on the use of criminal background checks: A 58-year-old customer service worker was recently fired when a background check revealed she’d shoplifted 40 years ago. More…

  
  

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

  
• Staffer not cooperating with certification requests? Here’s what to do
  May 8, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  Employees don’t always make it easy for firms to approve their FMLA leave. When that happens, do what this company did. More…

  
  

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

  
• Bullies increasingly targeting older workers: What to look for
  May 7, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  If your company has some employees who have decided to put off retirement for a few more years, you’ll want to keep an eye out for this troubling workplace trend. More…

  
  

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

  
• Smartphones for non-exempt staffers: Overtime disaster?
  May 7, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  Of course, you want workers to be as productive as possible. But handing out smartphones to non-exempt employees may be much more of a headache — and a cash drain — than it’s worth. More…

  
  

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

  
• Younger workers are more than OK with office romance
  May 4, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski

  Not only are Millennials OK with dating in the workplace, they have no qualms about dating a superior and telling people about it. More…

  
  

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

  

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• Court confirms it: Honest mistake doesn’t mean doom in FMLA suit

  

  If you fire a staffer for allegedly abusing leave and then turn out to be wrong, you can still win in court — if you meet this one requirement.

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