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Worker denied request for harness falls through roof

09/09/2015
A construction worker who had previously requested a safety harness while working on a ladder, fell 12 feet through a roof after the employer denied his request.

LinkedIn users: Educated, older and relatively wealthy

09/08/2015
Perhaps unsurprisingly, a Pew Research Center survey found that the career-oriented social media platform skews older than such rivals as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter. But age isn’t all that marks LinkedIn as a different kind of online territory.

Craft smart policy on use of smartphones

09/03/2015
Smartphone technology has simply changed too quickly for many employee handbooks to keep up. What should your strategy be?

How often can employees see their files?

09/01/2015
Q. Does Pennsylvania law limit on how frequently employees may review their personnel files?

Mandatory EEO-1 surveys due back to EEOC by Sept. 30

08/29/2015
Check your mail! The EEOC has sent out notification letters alerting large employers that they must complete their 2015 EEO-1 surveys.  The EEO-1 is an annual survey that all private employers with 100 or more employees are required to fill out.

Empty your email inbox every day: 4 tips

08/26/2015
Rajeev Goel, CEO of California software firm PubMatic, has trained himself to empty his email inbox by the end of every workday. Here’s how he does it.

The HR I.Q. Test: September ’15

08/26/2015
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR trends and issues.

SHRM survey: If you’re an HR generalist, you’re in demand

08/18/2015
Human resource generalists are the most sought-after HR professionals, with 55% of respondents to a new Society for Human Resource Management survey who are hiring HR talent saying they were hiring for the position.

Use Deflategate’s lessons to get a grip on investigations

08/13/2015
The issues raised by this NFL controversy provide great lessons for those tasked with conducting an investigation in the workplace.

AG investigates retailers for unpredictable scheduling

08/13/2015
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has requested scheduling information from some of the nation’s largest retailers to determine if they are abiding by New York’s “reporting time” law.