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Focus safety efforts on new hires; they’re more injury-prone

11/01/2003
Hammer home safety rules to new hires before they start. Don’t expect on-the-job experience to teach them the safety ropes.
Reason: New employees suffer the most says a new study …

Pay attention to telecommuters’ health and safety risks

11/01/2003
Companies may be expanding their use of telecommuters, but they’re all but ignoring many of the health and safety issues involved.
That’s the message from experts at a recent National …

How to measure the return on your training costs

11/01/2003
Issue: A solid return-on-investment (ROI) analysis helps your organization buy more for its training dollar. Benefit: ROI can help you prove, or disprove, that training is improving the bottom line. …

Take ‘same race’ bias complaints seriously

11/01/2003
Issue: Managers sometimes ignore bias claims when the “discriminator” and the “discriminatee” are from the same protected group. Risk: Your organization is liable under bias claims regardless of who makes …

Prevent managers from interfering with employees’ ADA rights

10/01/2003
You know that you can’t retaliate against employees who request accommodation under the Americans with Disabil-ities Act (ADA). But in addition to this anti-retaliation rule, the law includes a little-known “interference” …

Get tough on horseplay, banter; courts will

09/01/2003
You’ve got a new reason to take a harder line on sexual banter and crude antics in the workplace. One of the most conservative courts of appeal sent a clear message …

Foster high-impact training on a low budget

09/01/2003
Surprising fact: Although U.S. companies spend billions on formal training programs, as much as 70 percent of all workplace learning takes place informally on the job and during shift changes, says …

Do interns have to be paid?

09/01/2003

Q. We plan on hiring a college intern this year. Do we have to pay that person? —L.M., New York

Keep close eye on new hires; they’re more injury-prone

09/01/2003
Hammer home safety rules to new hires before they start; don’t expect “on the job” experience to teach them the safety ropes. Reason: New employees have a greater likelihood of being …

Take extra anti-harassment steps with young staff

08/01/2003
Warning: Courts may view especially young workers differently when it comes to the issue of harassment, affording them more leeway when they fail …