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Why HR Must Lead Diversity Efforts
Companies with high levels of gender and ethnic diversity outperform others by up to 35 percent, according to McKinsey. Yet too many organizations still confine this key element of success…
Why Green Building Matters for HR
HR professionals are standing side by side with CEOs as they plan construction and renovation projects based on the LEED principles. Companies can seek different levels of certification—certified, silver, gold…
How to Be an Entry-Level Leader
Just because you haven’t made it to the executive suite (yet) doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader. In fact, if you’re in the early stages of your career, you…
7 Rules for Fearless Growth
The new rules to stay competitive, foster innovation, and dominate your markets
Overtime for Former Employee Was Paid at Correct Rate
A former city employee in Alabama failed to support his claims that his employer paid his overtime wages at an incorrect rate and fail to accommodate his alleged disability, according…
Company Ordered to Bargain in Good Faith with Union
An Ohio hospital must bargain with the union representing its nurses while the National Labor Relations Board rules on unfair labor practice charges filed by the union against the hospital,…
How to Comply with Payroll Record-Keeping Requirements
Complex wage and hour laws are the source of both many headaches for HR and many class-action lawsuits from employees. Even when nonexempt employees are properly paid, businesses can still…
California Program Looks for Solutions to Skills Gap
A California employment initiative known as SlingShot aims to solve regional employment challenges through partnerships between government, employers, schools and other groups
Calif. Court Upholds Oral Contract Despite Offer Letter Purporting to Supersede It
Does an employment offer letter that expressly supersedes any oral statements on the part of supervisors concerning conditions of employment preclude verbal wage promises made after the employee is hired?
New York Courts Rule on 24-Hour Nonresidential Home Care Workers’ Pay
A pair of New York state appellate decisions has serious implications for employers that offer 24-hour home care for clients by ruling that sleep and meal periods must be included…