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Compensation & Benefits
Consider offering benefits to help employees handle caregiving
09/29/2020
Working parents aren’t the only employees who may have caregiving responsibilities. In response, some employers have beefed up existing benefits and created new ones.
HR Management
Agreement elusive in debate over politics at work
09/29/2020
With less than a month to go before Election Day, Americans are predictably divided on a basic question: Is it acceptable to discuss politics at work?
Employee Relations
Document performance problems to justify RIF list
09/24/2020
Use objective criteria when deciding who will keep or lose their job during a reduction in force. Then be sure to document your specific, business-related reasons for handing out pink slips. That will help you prevail in court if an employee sues, alleging a RIF was based on discrimination.
Employment Law
3 new opinion letters from Labor Department
09/24/2020
The Department of Labor has issued three new opinion letters that address issues that may affect your company.
Hiring
Presidential campaign: Where Trump, Biden differ on HR issues
09/10/2020
President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden disagree on most issues affecting America’s workplaces. Here is a breakdown of where they stand.
Terminations
Always review supervisors’ firing recommendations
06/04/2020
HR should insist on reviewing every discharge decision before it is carried out. Thoroughly analyze past discipline to ensure consistency and fairness. It’s the best way to prevent a biased manager from triggering a losing lawsuit.
Article Archives
Snapshot: More employers offering paid parental, family leave
Survey: Q1 2021 return for most furloughed workers
Coronavirus driving open enrollment interest
Survey: Workers blame managers for job stress
Your workplace posters: Beware 3 common legal pitfalls
Payroll tax deferral? Most employers say ‘no’
Last Friday in September: More FAQs, more disaster relief, PPP news and other good stuff
Don’t skip ‘futile’ ADA accommodation process
As Walmart raises wages, will other retailers follow?
DOL proposes new rule to define independent contractor status
Retirement savings: Little effect yet from coronavirus
DOL campaign builds awareness of worker rights in coronavirus era
Snapshot: Most believe in a new civil rights law
After Ginsburg, Supreme Court could toss ACA
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