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The Employer Handbook BlogA new bill in Congress would mute the Department of Labor’s proposed overtime rule changes
“Uh, dude. It’s ‘moot,’ not ‘mute.’ You did go to law school, right?” Continue reading
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And the first state to ban employers from refusing to hire applicants who test positive for marijuana is…
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Alabama.
Oh, wait. I meant Nevada. Continue reading
I come bearing HR-compliance gifts for you today
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Two of them, actually. Continue reading
When it comes to avoiding claims of age discrimination, consider the optics
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For example, consider a lawsuit that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a few weeks ago. Continue reading
Does your sexual harassment training include this important topic? If not, it should.
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More than ever, American workplaces are emphasizing diversity by targeting hires of different races, religions, ethnicities, genders, cultural and educational backgrounds, work experience, etc. This variety promotes different viewpoints, better problem-solving, a just a more dynamic workplace. Generally, this results in businesses attracting better talent, reducing turnover, and improving the brand and reputation.
But, with different backgrounds may come a different appreciation of social norms.
I have an example for you.
Retaliation can come in many shapes and sizes
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Let’s say that you learn that one of your employees is testifying as a witness in a discrimination case against another company in your industry. That doesn’t sit right with you. So, you tell this employee that you’ll fire him if he testifies.
Is that legal? Or is that, perhaps, retaliation? Continue reading
“Paid Sick Leave?!? How about paid leave for ANY reason? Now, hold my lobster martini.” — Maine, probably.
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City and state-mandated paid sick leave is so 2018.
In 2019, the State of Maine has decided up the ante by requiring most private employers to provide paid leave for any reason. Continue reading
It sure sounds like several state AGs are going to sue to block the DOL’s proposed overtime rules.
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Well, this just got interesting. Continue reading
