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Bargaining with Combined Units: What It Means for Employers
Combined bargaining units—consisting of temporary workers and regular staff of an employer that uses a staffing agency—are a challenging reality as a result of recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…
When the CEO Is Fired: How to Handle Workers' Angst
When a CEO is abruptly dismissed—whether because of misconduct, ineptitude or differences with a board of directors—how does the departure affect the employees who remain, and how can HR help…
Whistle-Blower Complaints Under Minnesota Law
An employee in Minnesota may not need to have been attempting to expose an employer’s suspected illegal conduct in order to bring a retaliation claim under the state whistle-blower act
Conn. Medical Marijuana Law’s Employment Provision Isn’t Preempted
Federal law does not preempt the Connecticut medical marijuana statute’s prohibition on employers’ firing or refusing to hire qualified medical marijuana patients, even if they test positive on an employment-related…
Oregon Clarifies, Overhauls Manufacturing Overtime Rules
Gov. Kate Brown has signed into law a bill that remedies ambiguities in Oregon’s decades-old daily overtime law, which covers nonunion employees working in mills, factories and manufacturing establishments
DOL Plans to Permit Tip Pooling with ‘Back-of-the-House’ Employees
Restaurateurs should be able to require "front-of-the-house" employees, such as waitstaff, to share their tips with "back-of-the-house" workers, such as chefs and dishwashers, according to the Department of Labor (DOL)
Reliance on Leave Cap Policy Resulted in ADA Litigation
Inflexible leave caps, even ones as generous as 12 months, violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when employers do not consider other accommodations to allow employees return to work
High-Tech Doesn’t Replace High-Touch in Recruiting: Why Traditional Methods Still Matter
Are we depending on technology too much in the recruitment process? As goes the push and pull between traditional and digital communication, in general, when it comes to adopting best…
In Focus: Debate Rages Over Firing of Ex-Googler for Manifesto
There is outrage among some groups—including some Google employees—who agree with the former employee’s description of the company as an “echo chamber” that does not tolerate questioning of the tech…
RAISE Act Reduces Employer Role in Employment-Based Immigration
Employers would have much less control over the selection of foreign workers who immigrate to the United States under a Senate bill that creates a “merit-based” points system for awarding…