Study: Counteroffers don't convince employees to stay long-term
If one of your best employees gets an offer somewhere else, it’s natural to try and convince them to stay.
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30 employee handbook do's and don'ts from the NLRB
To help employers craft handbooks that don’t violate the National Labor Relations Act, the National Labor Relations Board has issued a compilation of rules it has found to be illegal — and rewritten them to illustrate how they can comply with the law.
The dreaded termination talk: Helping managers get it right
The termination conversation: The most distasteful part of any manager’s job. Here are some guidelines on how to handle these confrontations in a humane, controlled and legally safe way.
Manager's one dumb comment triggers race discrimination lawsuit
When an employee wants to transfer to a new department, but isn’t qualified for the job, it seems like a fairly straightforward situation. But one offhand comment can quickly turn an open and shut case into a lengthy legal battle.
Get a Letter 227? IRS’ new online tool to navigate the wave of ACA penalties
Now that employers have been notified of their potential ACA shared-responsibility penalties by the IRS, the agency is offering guidance on how they should respond. And HR pros will definitely want to take note of their options.
5 times it's OK to fire an employee on FMLA leave
Of course, you’d never fire someone for taking FMLA leave. But perhaps the termination had been in the works long before the person took FMLA leave. It’s still a sticky situation, but a court recently outlined when it’s safe to say goodbye to someone on FMLA leave.
Need to attract millennials? Offer student loan benefits
If you want to attract and retain millennials, it’s all about the benefits. And no perks are more sought after among this group than student loan benefits. In this post, guest author Alyssa Schaefer, the chief marketing officer of Laurel Road, a national online lender, explains why employers can’t wait to roll out student loan benefits […]
50% of employees leave because of their managers: 3 things that'll get them to stay
Fewer than one-third of employees in the U.S. are engaged in their work, and a recent study links that low number directly to managers.
Employee on maternity leave fired: Here's why the company won the lawsuit
When an employee returns from protected leave, firing them soon after can look like retaliation. But at the same time, an employee on leave doesn’t have immunity if there’s a good reason for their termination.
Was employee fired for strange threat or taking FMLA leave?
Firing an employee around the same time they took FMLA leave is always a tricky situation, but there are some clear-cut instances where an employer can easily defend its decision.
Compliance expert: Anti-sexual harassment training needs to start with this …
Leader accountability is the key to more effective anti-sexual harassment training, says Dr. Marsha Ershaghi Hames.
Employers get PAID: But is DOL's new program as good as it sounds?
When it comes to FLSA enforcement, the notion of a more employer-friendly DOL is quite foreign to HR pros. But with the agency’s latest move, it seems like that’s exactly what it’s going for.
Is sexual orientation discrimination illegal? New court ruling on divisive issue
Whether or not sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act has been hotly debated by several courts in recent months.
Patriots-loving HR pro fires Giants fan for 'the Tom Brady incident'
When a New York City underwriter walked past a life-sized poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in his Manhattan office, little did he know it would set off a chain off events that would eventually lead to his termination.
NLRB rules on ex-Google employee's wrongful termination complaint
Can you fire an employee for expressing their discriminatory views, or is that speech protected? This was the question the NLRB answered when addressing a recent wrongful termination complaint.
Can an employee take FMLA leave for the death of a pet? Court weighs in
Almost everyone knows how difficult the loss of a beloved pet can be. But is it upsetting enough to qualify for FMLA leave?
