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How to Use 'Stay Conversations' to Keep Employees Engaged
How can employers avoid costly turnover and ensure the development of critical relationships between employees and managers, which can be created for almost no cost? They can begin with a…
LA Times to Pay $15.4 Million in Age-Discrimination Case
The Los Angeles Times is the latest employer to be found liable for age discrimination, with a jury awarding a former sports columnist $ million in damages against the newspaper…
Employer Did Not Violate ADA by Having Doctor Reassess Restrictions
Nissan did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it required an employee on its assembly line to have a doctor review his restrictions to determine if they…
Average Starting Salary for Recent College Grads Hovers Near $51,000
Starting pay for those earning undergraduate degrees was up less than 1 percent from a year earlier, indicating the sluggish growth in salaries for new college graduates. While engineering and…
New York Attorney General Sues Trump Administration Over Immigration Rule
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit Aug. 20 challenging the federal government's new rule that will deny visas and green cards for immigrants who use certain public…
New York Protects Religious Garb and Facial Hair in the Workplace
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed into effect an amendment to state law which expressly prohibits discrimination against employees based on clothing or facial hair worn in accordance with…
Preventing Workaholism in the Office
HR professionals and people managers have a responsibility to ensure employees are working hard but not succumbing to workaholic tendencies. To successfully carry this out, consider these tips for combating…
Viewpoint: Work-Life Balance When Both Spouses Are Corporate Executives
Companies can do to ease the stresses and burdens for theire employees with dual-career family lives. But couples themselves—especially those where both partners are in corporate leadership roles—can also take…
Honest Belief in Validity of Termination Is Successful Defense
An employer’s honest belief in the validity of an employment decision can be sufficient grounds for dismissing a gender discrimination lawsuit, according to a 6th
Minneapolis Passes Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance
A new wage theft ordinance coming to the city of Minneapolis in 2020 places more stringent requirements on employers than the new statewide wage theft law that took effect on…