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5 Ways HR in Canada Is Different
HR professionals on both sides of the border deal with similar issues, but a closer look reveals five key differences between the
How Yearlong Paid Leave Works
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's benefit for new parents—52 weeks of paid leave—is in its infancy, just three years in existence, but it is popular with employees, some of…
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
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
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…
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…
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…
Summer Dress at Work: What’s Appropriate and What’s Not
When it comes to dressing casually at work during the summer, what's appropriate and what's not? Sandals? Yoga pants? Leggings? Short skirts? Spaghetti-strap tops?
What the Demise of the DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Means for Plan Sponsors
The Department of Labor's fiduciary advice rule changed the way retirement plan sponsors contract with financial services firms. Now that it's been vacated by an appellate decision that the DOL…