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Compensation & Benefits
Under GOP, could comp time replace overtime pay?
11/20/2024
A proposal calls for Congress to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act, which proposes amending the Fair Labor Standards Act. It would authorize private employers to provide one-and-a-half hours of comp time for each overtime hour worked.
Employment Law
Conundrum: FMLA leave during the holidays
11/20/2024
Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 fall on Wednesdays this holiday season. Holidays falling on Wednesdays usually take the pressure off employers to give off either the day before or the day after, just to round out the week and to show some good will. But Wednesday holidays don’t eliminate all of the FMLA leave considerations you must address.
Hiring
The hidden rules of writing job ads that actually work
11/20/2024
According to hiring expert Steven Smith, most organizations still use outdated job-posting strategies that severely limit their candidate pool. While companies pour more money into recruitment and make minor tweaks to their approach, Smith says they’re missing fundamental shifts in how online job boards and candidates alike operate in today’s digital landscape.
HR Management
DOL issues best practices for AI in the workplace
11/11/2024
The DOL says employers must approach implementing AI in all its forms in worker-centric ways. That is, they shouldn’t use AI as tool to eliminate jobs but rather as a resource for advancing workers’ well-being.
Terminations
Document—and date—every step of layoff process
11/08/2024
Once the word is out, some employees may take steps they think will save them from layoffs—or set up a potential lawsuit. That’s one reason to thoroughly document your layoff-related decisions and plans, even if those plans have not yet been announced. Here’s an example of how careful documentation worked to the employer’s advantage.
Employee Relations
Employee turnover: The hidden costs of the revolving door
11/06/2024
When leadership expert and trainer Kevin Eikenberry examines employee turnover with HR professionals, the implications stretch beyond filling empty positions. While many organizations hope economic conditions will eventually solve their retention problems, Eikenberry warns that burying your head in the sand is not a good strategy—especially when considering the true financial impact of turnover.
Article Archives
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Candy cane catastrophe: Waiting on these year-end tasks
‘We didn’t know’ isn’t reasonable cause for not filing 1099s
New overtime rule overturned, white-collar salary threshold reverts to $35,568 per year
DOL toolkit explains how to adopt ‘skills-first’ hiring
NLRB rules ‘captive-audience’ meetings unlawful
Can workers demand remote work as a form of FMLA leave?
Voters deliver mixed messages on state wage hikes
3 more states mandate paid sick leave
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