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California Court Overturns Employee’s $1.2M Jury Verdict
A jury's award of almost $ million in damages for intentional infliction of emotional distress could not stand, since a former employee failed to show that her employer engaged in…
Avoid Costly Benefits Mistakes During Leave
Employers can make costly mistakes during employees' leaves of absence unless they're familiar with common benefits mistakes made during workers' time off
Civil Service Overhaul Defended Before Congress
Federal officials responsible for upcoming civil service reforms defended President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul the federal civil service before Congress
Viewpoint: When Managing FMLA, Try Sincerity with a Touch of Empathy
Despite scammers that misuse leave requests under the Family and Medical Leave Act, most employees use FMLA leave for real medical needs. Let’s keep this in mind when responding to…
Constructive Advice on Work and Life: A Q&A with Adam Grant
Author and business professor Adam Grant values honest feedback, skeptics and nonconformists, and he wants to help you find meaning in work
Employee Wasn’t Fired for Using FMLA Intermittent Leave
An employee was demoted and later fired because of documented poor job performance, not because she took intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a district court…
Regulators Ramp Up Mental-Health Parity Efforts
As the Department of Labor undertakes actions to enforce mental health parity requirements, federal regulators have issued proposed guidance that clarifies how the parity rules apply to benefit limits such…
New College Grad Without A Job? Here's How To Get To Work!
Are you a new college graduate without a job? Don't despair! Despite tough competition and possibly even a late start to the job search, the strategies in this article will…
Indeed Interactive: “Be well, work well” with PWC
Admittedly “Be Well, Work Well” wasn’t my first choice at that time slot — I wanted to go to something on building employer brand, buzzword though that might be —…
To Have A Great Career, Get Out Of Line
Most every successful woman I know got out of the proverbial line at some point in their career, myself included