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OSHA Anti-Retaliation Rules Survive Challenge
Controversial OSHA anti-retaliation provisions limiting employer safety incentives and drug-testing programs will be enforced beginning Dec. 1 despite an ongoing lawsuit
Undoing Overtime Pay Changes Could Be Tricky
Regardless of the future legal status of the DOL regulations, the changes may end up becoming fixed in many organizations simply because many employers are uncomfortable walking them back for…
Book Excerpt: Developing Proficiency in HR—Purposeful Discussion
If we are to learn from others' behaviors and actions and to develop our own behaviors and actions, we need to know how to process and filter the information. One…
No Wage and Hour Exclusion for Employees’ Business Expense Claims
A federal judge in California recently held that claims under the state labor code’s section that requires employers to reimburse employees for reasonable business expenses do not fall within an…
New York City Agencies Prohibited from Making Pay History Inquiries–For Now
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is engaged in a flurry of pre-election actions. Most recently, he signed Executive Order 21, which prohibits New York City agencies from asking prospective…
Job Seekers Find Job Postings with Video More Compelling
Embedding short, authentic videos—featuring hiring managers and co-workers—within job postings will increase job seeker engagement, according to Trish Davis, director of talent acquisition, recruitment products and vendor relations at Fidelity…
How Do You Rise to the C-Suite? LinkedIn Research Offers Some Clues
An MBA from a top-ranked program, experience in different job functions within the same industry or related industries, and time spent working at company headquarters all are important factors in…
Overtime Rule Delay Gives Opportunity to Fix Scheduling Practices
The halted implementation of the overtime rule gives employers a chance to consider why employees, including mid-level managers, are working overtime on administrative tasks in the first place. Ineffective scheduling…
Your Career Q&A: Where to Go When Your Career Options Are Limited
If your HR department is small or flat, where do you look when you want to move up? Best-selling author Martin Yate, a career coach and former HR professional, takes…