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By Jim Potts
These recordkeeping regulations require covered entities to retain personnel and employment records that employers make or use in the course of their business. The specific requirements of these regulations are set forth below. … Continue Reading
By Ian McKenzie
There are myths or assumptions about what the family-friendly workplace really means. Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows:
In my last column (November 2012), I reported on the recent efforts by the National Labor Relations Board and its acting general counsel to target employers with overly broad social media policies. As I discussed in that column, the basis for the scrutiny of such policies is the protection of employees’ rights to engage in concerted activity under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. … Continue Reading
A small client asked me the other day “What do you do when someone resigns?” For someone who has been in HR for a long time you just don’t think about that anymore, you just do it. But the question made me think that they may not be the only company out there that has not really dealt with resignations. So here is some guidance on the steps needed in handling employee resignations.
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By Mary Wright
Most people view a job description as a list of duties that is hauled out of mothballs at the start of performance review season and used as a checklist for grading employee achievement against employer expectations. Granted, a job description can serve that purpose. Correctly drafted, however, a job description can be (as my son would say), “all that and a bag of chips.” It is useful at every stage of employee management, and particularly in hiring an employee. Indeed, I would go so far as to say, you can’t have a truly good hire without a good job description. … Continue Reading
In a recent presentation, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) identified the issues on which the NLRB will focus in 2013. We’ve mentioned these issues in previous Employer Alerts, and we discuss them here again as reminders. We’ve also added some others to our list of HR hot button issues for the year. … Continue Reading
There are some significant changes regarding California employers’ duties in 2013. This list is an overview of the major changes that employers should consider and be aware of at the beginning of 2013. … Continue Reading
Ohio’s statewide ban on texting while driving went into effect on August 31, 2012 and is now the law. See Ohio Revised Code §§ 4511.204 & 4511.205. House Bill 99, which set forth the ban, was signed into law on June 1, 2012, at which time Ohio became the 39th state to ban texting while driving, and the first to place strict restrictions on texting while driving for teens. … Continue Reading
By Susan Avello
We’ve been debating for a couple years now, the relevance of having a social media policy and what to put in it. There are those (even in the Legal Field) that have opposing or differential views on the subject. … Continue Reading
By Law Offices of Timothy Bowles
Few conditions can kill a business faster than the absence of a written set of workable policies and related forms (e.g., employment application, exit interview checklist). Without well-crafted, up-to-date written policy guidelines, administrators can lack the boundaries for consistent personnel management, potentially placing employees in a state of tension over arbitrary, unpredictable human resources decisions including sudden, unfair termination. … Continue Reading
Hello, my name is Mary Wright. I edit HR Gazette, a daily newspaper for HR Professionals and Employment Lawyers. I am a lawyer. Find out more about me at: My LinkedIn Bio. I have been practicing law for nearly 25 years and along the way I’ve met a lot of HR Professionals and Employment Lawyers. They are genuinely compassionate and intelligent people who struggle daily to make sure employers get a fair shake in the courtroom and the break room. This magazine is for them.
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By Maggie Glimp
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