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By Archana Mehta In this guest post reprinted with permission of the HR Certification Institute, we take a look at the high-performing culture at The LEGO Group, which engenders creativity and imagination, and plays well with its success in the global marketplace.
HAZWOPER training for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) personnel is required by 29 CFR 1910.120(p) if work at the TSDF involves employee exposure or the reasonable possibility for employee exposure to worksite safety or health hazards. Workers at TSDFs with corrective actions involving cleanup must do the full 40-hour training. The trainer […]
Establishing and maintaining policies in an employee handbook or personnel policy manual consistent with current legislation and case law is an employer’s best defense when negotiating employment issues, says attorney Marc L. Jacuzzi. In today’s CED, Jacuzzi offers tips and recommendations for improving your employee handbook. He is a shareholder in law firm Simpson, Garrity, Innes & […]
by Scott Agthe By now, most Texans are familiar with the embarrassment of the Travis County district attorney, who was recently jailed for drunk driving. For you non-Texans, here is a synopsis: Rosemary Lehmberg, one of the highest-ranking law enforcement officials in Texas, was arrested one Friday night last April. A 911 call reported her […]
With the deadline—September 30—for filing EEO-1 reports approaching, employers have a lot of questions to ensure they’re being completed correctly. For example, what location should remote employees be grouped under? Can a company’s subsidiaries be included with the corporate EEO-1 report if they operate out of the same location? Should a company include foreign-based employees […]
Do state laws that require licensing – which often includes deep background screening – trump federal laws that limit background checks?
Can employers utilize information obtained from sources like Megan’s Law websites? (Megan’s Law is a commonly-used term for laws that relate to the creation of sex offender registries for public knowledge. Megan’s Law websites could be any site that lists sex offenders.)
What happens if a recently-hired employee talks about crimes committed that were not explored at the time of the application process?
Yesterday, we looked at various issues relating to employees with allergies or sensitivities to various scents and smells. Today: Must you permit the scent-sensitive to work from home?
It’s a tough situation when a coworker asks, “Why does Sandy get to do that?” and “that” is an accommodation you’ve made for Sandy’s disability. But you can’t discuss the disability, says Trainor. Trainor, who is senior managing editor at BLR®, was joined in her presentation at the Human Resources Leadership Association in Mystic, Connecticut, […]
What is an EEO-1 Report? “It is the annual report that provides information on employees by ethnicity, race, gender, and job category.” Richele K. Taylor explained in a recent BLR webinar. The EEO-1 report is essentially an employee census listed by ethnic/race category and by gender. It must be submitted to the EEOC’s Joint Reporting […]