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Georgia Enacts Kin Care Law
Beginning July 1, large employers in Georgia that offer paid sick leave will be required to permit their employees to use some of it to care for their immediate family…
Align Stakeholders in the Hiring Process to Boost Results
High-performing recruitment functions evaluate their hiring process and align expectations among candidates, recruiters and hiring managers, industry experts say
Best Practices for Using Wearable Devices in Wellness Programs
Getting the most out of activity trackers requires more than just asking employees to use them. Incentives can help, but make sure program participants aren't gaming the system with bogus…
University of Iowa Athletics Employee Wins $1.4M Discrimination Claim
A jury recently rejected the University of Iowa's policy of firing employees whose partners threaten legal action against the school and awarded $ million to the university's associate athletics director…
Employers Must Notify Laid-Off Workers Before Hiring Foreign Workers
Oracle America was denied labor certification for two foreign workers because it failed to adequately notify its qualified, recently laid-off employees about the job openings, the Board of Alien Labor…
Radical Candor: How Bosses Can Get What They Want by Saying What They Mean
How bosses can get what they want by saying what they mean
Employee Claim of Harassment from Customer Goes to Trial
A black employee of a New York City clothing store can go to trial against her employer on claims of racial harassment based on a customer's racist conduct
California Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Day of Rest’ Law for Employers
The California Supreme Court delivered some good news for employers: The mandated day of rest must be given in a workweek, not on a rolling basis for any consecutive seven-day…
Many Job Seekers Are Ready to Work with AI, Chatbots
More than half of surveyed job seekers are comfortable with the idea of interacting with machine-learning chatbots and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications during the hiring process, according to new…
Two-Day Suspension Not Enough to Prove Retaliation
A postal employee who was put on unpaid leave for two days but was subsequently paid for the days missed cannot show that he suffered an adverse action necessary to…