HR Management

Lessons from the Courts: October ’18

10/15/2018

It might be a good practice to regularly check all your emergency exit doors to ensure that people can escape through them in the event of a fire or other emergency.

Excavator will have to dig deep to pay for safety lapses

10/09/2018

El Paso Underground Construction has been cited for failing to protect its employees from trench-collapse hazards.

How to handle requests for religious time off

10/09/2018

It’s perfectly legitimate to require employees to request religious leave well in advance. If you have a process to ask for time off for other kinds of leave, use it for handling requests for religious leave, too.

3 good ways to begin your workday, 3 good ways to end it

10/04/2018

Want to reach a higher state of calm and efficiency? Frame that long difficult shift with completely positive vibes.

Disability: Beware docking attendance points

10/04/2018

Policies designed to encourage regular attendance often use a point system to determine when employees who miss work will receive discipline. But that simplicity may create legal problems.

Gig economy: 1% of workers get their assignments from an app

10/02/2018

More than 1.5 million Americans work gig economy jobs in which their assignments come to them via computer or cell phone apps, according to new research by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Snapshot: How satisfied are we with job security?

10/02/2018

American workers are confident that they won’t lose their jobs anytime soon.

The HR I.Q. Test: October ’18

09/30/2018

Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Watchdog: No confidence OSHA can track workplace injury reports

09/25/2018

The federal Office of the Inspector General has issued a scathing report warning that OSHA can offer “no assurance” that employers are complying with workplace injury reporting requirements.

Diabetic drivers approved for commercial interstate runs