Update: The pros and cons of refusing to hire smokers
Now that Obamacare has kicked in, more and more companies are refusing to hire people who smoke. But some legal dangers do remain.
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Learn MoreNow that Obamacare has kicked in, more and more companies are refusing to hire people who smoke. But some legal dangers do remain.
It’s easy to overlook the importance of keeping the employee handbook current. Here’s a checklist you can use to make sure you’ve got all your bases covered.
The practice of “friending” on social-networking sites can be a legally dangerous one when it involves a supervisor and a subordinate. Plus, a lot of subordinates think it’s creepy.
Forget the onsite gyms, the personal trainers and the Pilates instructors. Small companies, with small budgets, can use five simple approaches to promote wellness today.
Periodically, we ask three HR managers how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: A top performer doesn’t think the rules apply to him.
Periodically, we present a real-life workplace problem and ask three HR managers to provide a solution. This week’s problem: A supervisor has “buyer’s remorse” over the selection of an employee for promotion.
Periodically, we ask three HR pros how they’d handle a difficult situation at work. Today’s problem: Employees are grumbling that management picked the wrong candidate for a supervisor’s slot.
Employee complaints — i.e., “whistleblowing” — about a company’s ACA compliance are a top reason firms get audited in the first place. And now that the feds have released the final rule on the topic, HR pros should pay close attention to exactly what’s covered.
Many employers support the idea that diversity is good for business.
A lot of managers brag about how they toil to find the best candidate to fill internal promotion openings. But the folks at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business say that’s a crock.
With new high profile sexual harassment allegations coming out on a daily basis, a lot of companies are considering policy changes and putting new protocols into place. One new rule not to establish? The Pence Rule.
Two recent reports indicate that it’s time to be increasingly sensitive to the issue of age discrimination in the workplace.
Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably isn’t what HR pros were expecting.
What’s scarier, these discrimination claims or the number of zeros in the award?
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