'Soft' Costs Can Help Manage Employees with Mental Disabilities
More than 43 million adults in America experience mental illness in a given year. Helping them be productive in the workplace may require some accommodations from the employer—and those may…
Use Four Harassment Checklists, EEOC Commissioner Says
Chai Feldblum, commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), urged conference attendees to use the four checklists in the agency's new harassment prevention report to create their own anti-harassment…
Addressing the Gender Wage Gap and Pay Transparency
More wage claims, new pay equity laws and a recent heightened interest in pay transparency may all help close the wage gap—and may fundamentally change how HR professionals think about…
Employees Paid on Commission Entitled to Separate Rest-Period Pay
Workers paid on commission must get separate compensation for legally required rest periods
Employee Denied FMLA Leave for Sick Grandparent Can Go to Jury
A credit union employee who was fired while taking leave to care for his recently hospitalized grandfather has a triable claim that the credit union violated the Family and Medical…
Post-Surgery Harassment Entitles Saleswoman to Trial
A former Yankee Candle saleswoman subjected to vulgar sexual insults by a co-worker will have the opportunity to present her harassment and retaliation claims to a jury
Older Workers Prop Up Labor Market, Even as Waves of Baby Boomers Retire
Older workers are helping to keep the labor force participation rate afloat even as large numbers of Baby Boomers leave the workforce for retirement, new research shows
Indeed launching branded career sites – report
Recruiting Headlines reported today that job aggregator Indeed is getting ready to launch a new product that will allow employers to create their own branded career sites, complete with custom…