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Refresh Anti-Harassment Training Following Law Barring Mandatory Arbitration
Anti-harassment training is as important as ever now that there is a law banning enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration pacts for sexual-harassment claims. Here is an
Delta Becomes First Major Airline to Pay Flight Attendants for Boarding Time
Delta Air Lines is departing from the common industry practice of not paying flight attendants for boarding time, announcing that as of June 2, it would start paying
Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Injury at Co-Worker’s Home
Employers must provide employees with a safe place to work, but this duty does not include ensuring that an offsite meeting place for co-workers and business
Facing Housing and Labor Crunch, Employers Build Homes for Workers
In vacation areas and resort towns across the country, employers are trying to figure out how to deal with a housing crunch that is making it hard for their employees…
HR and the Solomon Paradox
Researchers discovered our decision-making analysis improves greatly when we are advising a friend versus trying to figure things out on our own. The researchers call it
Fore! How Golf Can Influence Diversity at Work
Research shows that golf can be good for business. But the sport lacks diversity
Jobless Claims Continue to Hover Near Record Low
States reported that 180,000 workers filed for new unemployment benefits during the week ending Apr. 23, reflecting an extremely tight labor market
Employer Wasn’t Required to Extend Leave as Reasonable Accommodation
An employer was not required to extend an employee's six-month leave of absence as a reasonable accommodation for her ankle injury, a California appellate court ruled