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The HR I.Q. Test: October ’16

10/01/2016
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

What rights do employers have under Texas’s Open Carry Law? Can we ban guns at work?

09/29/2016
Q. We are a private business that would like to prohibit our employees and customers from carrying firearms inside our corporate premises. May we do so?

Lessons from LochteGate: Regulating alcohol in the workplace

09/29/2016
Here are some strategies for minimizing the potential for alcohol-related misconduct.

Contractor not liable for city worker’s injury

09/29/2016
A contractor hired to perform work for a city isn’t responsible for an injured government employee whose work it did not control.

Snapshot: Millennials on the move

09/27/2016
Don’t plan on retaining your millennial employees forever.

What employees wonder about your leadership

09/27/2016
Here are some of the questions your people are asking as they assess your leadership style.

Is it true that California law requires us to give employees a way to work sitting down?

09/26/2016
Q. An employee recently complained that I was violating California’s “suitable seating law” by requiring him to stand throughout his shift. Am I required to let my employees sit?

What legalized marijuana might mean for California employers

09/26/2016
Voters will have the opportunity next month to determine whether California joins a growing number of states that have legalized recreational marijuana. If so, what would this mean for employers?

Government employees’ internal complaints aren’t ‘speech’

09/26/2016
Public employees who complain internally about personnel decisions specific to them aren’t engaging in protected free speech.

How do execs view the HR function?

09/22/2016
Sixty percent of executives believe that HR has strategic value for their organizations.