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Are departing employees legally allowed to demand a copy of their personnel files?

03/23/2017
Q. If an employee is leaving the company and they request to take with them a copy of their complete personnel file, do they have the right to receive it? If so, does that include all records from their separate medical file and any confidential files?

Proposed law would ban cellphone use while driving in Minn.

03/23/2017
The Minnesota state legislature is considering outlawing virtually all cellphone use behind the wheel.

Be prepared to explain deviation from rules

03/23/2017
Your own rules can be used against you if you don’t follow them.

Comprehensive employee handbook is your best tool to beat unemployment claims

03/23/2017

There’s a way to avoid being liable for unemployment compensation benefits when you terminate an employee for misconduct: Convincingly show that the employee knew all about the rules he violated but still didn’t follow them.

‘My boss adopted me’: The 10 strangest work-related dreams

03/23/2017
Even when employees are sleeping, they can’t seem to leave work behind.

Is a college degree the new high school diploma?

03/23/2017
Forty-one percent of U.S. employers say they’re hiring college-educated workers for positions that had been primarily held by those with high school degrees.

Labor market tightens; jobless claims near 44-year low

03/23/2017
Initial unemployment claims last month dropped to their lowest level since March 1973.

83% of women postponing kids to focus on careers

03/21/2017
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes … delayed family plans?

Snapshot: Health costs up how much?

03/21/2017
Health care costs rose an average of 11% for U.S. employers in 2017.

Keep injury summary posted through April 30

03/16/2017
OSHA is reminding employers of their obligation to post OSHA Form 300A, which summarizes their 2016 job-related injuries and illnesses.