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President Trump taps Alexander Acosta as his new pick for Labor Secretary
Acosta replaces Andy Puzder, who withdrew his nomination on Wednesday.
So, who is Alexander Acosta?
Andy Puzder withdrew his nomination for Labor Secretary. So what’s Plan B at the DOL?
Amidst controversy, controversy and more controversy, Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns, operates and fast-food restaurant franchises Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, withdrew his nomination as Secretary of Labor, yesterday.
And, just like that, we’re back to square one. Continue reading
Racials slurs, shotgun threats, but no why no hostile work environment?
It’s deja vu all over again.
This right here is why you train your managers to take all complaints of harassment seriously.
When I conduct anti-harassment training for supervisors, one of the points I stress is that all complaints of harassment and discrimination — no matter how minor — must be taken seriously.
Why?
A lesson on non-competes: What you don’t know, can’t hurt you. Until it does.
Ready, fire, aim.
That’s the approach that many employers take when seeking to enforce a covenant not to compete with a former employee.
You don’t have a gun. You don’t have a badge. Don’t be the FMLA police!
You know, it’s one thing to communicate with employees on FMLA to express concern for their well-being or determine whether they plan to return to work as scheduled.
But, when you turn into the FMLA Police, that’s when problems ensue.
Oh, hey! A paid family leave bill has made its way back to Congress.
A little over three years ago, I blogged here about the Senate and House each introducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act. (FAMILY Act). The FAMILY Act, which never made it out of Congress to President Obama, would have created a national paid family and medical leave program for all workers, male and female.
Well, guess what’s back?
