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Hiring
Hiring projection lags slightly compared to 2018
03/19/2019
Hiring plans for 2019 are slightly less robust than they were last year, with 40% of employers planning to hire full-time, permanent employees in 2019, and 47% looking to recruit part-timers.
Employee Relations
March Madness means camaraderie, at a cost
03/19/2019
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HR Management
Lawsuit alert: Beware disciplining for infractions of seldom-enforced rules
03/15/2019
Sometimes, supervisors get frustrated with workers they consider trouble makers because they complain all the time. Those bosses need to think twice before they retaliate by strictly enforcing work rules—especially if they have often ignored those rules in the past.
Employment Law
What is a ‘public body’ for whistleblowing purposes?
03/15/2019
Pennsylvania employees are protected from retaliation for whistleblowing involving a “public body” under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law. But what about private employers that receive state or federal funding?
Compensation & Benefits
Does working a gig job rule out unemployment benefits?
03/15/2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of an unemployed worker who was denied unemployment compensation insurance benefits because he became an Uber driver after he was laid off.
Terminations
Need to lay off older employee? You can do so without violating age discrimination laws
03/06/2019
Eliminating an older worker’s job doesn’t necessarily mean you are committing age discrimination—as long as you don’t replace the worker with someone substantially younger.
Article Archives
Resist temptation to act on presumptions about pregnant employees’ abilities
Most self-medication with marijuana remains illegal, and is grounds for discharge
Accommodate lactation needs of new mothers
Support grows for mandatory paid leave plans
Cost of an easily learned lesson: $7.4 million
White House proposes 10% budget cut for DOL
Federal courts add another twist in the road to pay equity
Minneapolis employer stiffed H-1B holder, now must pay
Transgender football player wins $20,000 for bias
Don’t assume disability because of prescription
Audit training to identify possible discrimination
Another reason to track absenteeism: It can rule out unemployment benefits
$4.2 million firing: Back pay, pain & suffering, punitive damages—and then front pay, too
ADA: Beware job descriptions so rigid that accommodations become impossible
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