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Viewpoint: Tying Safety Performance to Incentive Pay Can Backfire
Compensation managers should review incentive-pay programs to ensure that safety-related performance goals do not produce unintended—and dangerous—consequences
FCRA Claim Fails After Employee Agreed to Background Check
An employer defeated a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claim by a former employee because the employee had completed and signed an authorization form allowing the city to conduct a…
Agencies Preview Form 5500 for 2019 Filings While Revamp Is Delayed
Advance copies of Form 5500 for reporting on 2018 benefits reflect an increase in maximum civil penalties, among other relatively small changes. Meanwhile, major Form 5500 revisions that federal agencies…
Putting the Humanity in HR Compliance: Defending Claims
How can you convince an employee who is suing you for harassment to reduce their claim for damages by millions of dollars? By treating them humanely and with kindness, says…
Kentucky High Court Upholds Right-to-Work Law
The Kentucky Supreme Court recently upheld the state's right-to-work law, prohibiting employers and labor unions from requiring workers in collective bargaining units to pay union fees as a condition of…
Anticipated ‘Regular Rate’ Rule May Clarify How to Calculate Overtime
In an upcoming proposed rule, the
South Africa: Apply Leave Management Systems During the Holidays
Tired of the endless wave of December leave requests flooding your inbox? Instead of adding another layer of stress to the year-end madness, get ahead of the problem in South…
Netherlands: Labor Party Proposes Law Guaranteeing Right to Disconnect
The Dutch Labor Party announced that it would like to introduce legislation guaranteeing employees a right to disconnect. According to this proposal, employees must be allowed to completely disconnect from…
New Massachusetts Agency Issues Guidance on Paid Leave
Massachusetts businesses are preparing for the state’s paid family and medical leave mandate, and the newly created Department of Family and Medical Leave just launched its website and issued its…