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Viewpoint: HR as Toxin Handler
Toxin handlers are workers who "voluntarily shoulder the sadness, frustration, bitterness, and the anger that are endemic to organizational life"--and many times, those workers are the organization's HR professionals. How…
Teacher Injured at Retreat Could Not Show Disability Discrimination
A high school teacher injured at a faculty team-building event could not show that the school board failed to reasonably accommodate her, because she did not prove that she was…
DOL Will Propose Limiting Joint-Employer Overtime Liability
The Department of Labor (DOL) is poised to release a proposed rule that will narrow the definition of a joint employer in cases involving overtime pay violations under the Fair…
Viewpoint: Why Millennials Hate Waiting and What HR Can Do About It
While there's universal disdain for waiting in line until the next career move, Millennials have the lowest threshold for the associated pain. After all, they've grown up in the express…
Republicans Propose Mandatory E-Verify
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa,, has reintroduced legislation which would require employers to use the federal government’s E-Verify program to determine if workers are authorized to work in the United States
Is It Time to Let Grandfathered Health Plans Finally Retire?
Federal regulators want to help employers keep the grandfathered status of their employer-sponsored health plans that predate the Affordable Care Act, but not everyone agrees that keeping grandfathered plans at…
No FMLA Relief When Employee Could Not Return to Work
A city attorney could not go forward with his claim that the city of Tehlequah, Okla., interfered with his rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by failing…
Ethics Boards, Codes of Conduct Help Guide AI Use
Emerging alongside reports of the many ways artificial intelligence (AI) is benefiting HR is a more troubling narrative that algorithms may perpetuate bias in hiring or other talent decisions
5 Top Cybersecurity Concerns for HR in 2019
Artificial intelligence, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies and application programming interfaces that connect disparate HR systems have brought important new benefits to the workforce. But the adoption of these technologies—along with a…
Don’t Forget to Review Duties Tests for Overtime Exemptions
The Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to announce soon a new proposed salary threshold for the white-collar exemptions from overtime pay. But meeting the salary cutoff is just one…