Tips for Training Your Staff on Social Media Use at Work
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are six more best practices to follow once you begin training your staff to use social media at work.
Category: HR Management & Compliance
There are dozens of details to take care of in the day-to-day operation of your department and your company. We give you case studies, news updates, best practices and training tips that keep your organization fully in compliance with ever-changing employment law, and you fully aware of emerging HR trends.
3-Step Analysis for Deciding if Reason for Striking Potential Jurors is Discriminatory
A recent decision by the Florida 5th District Court of Appeals (DCA) dealt with one of the many variables that can determine the outcome of an employee’s lawsuit against your company: jury selection. In Florida civil cases, a large pool of potential jurors is called to jury duty. On the morning of the trial, members […]
Best Practices for Training Your Staff to Use Social Media
According to Pew Research, 77% of workers report using social media while they’re at work regardless of whether their employers have a social media policy in place.
More Things to Focus on When Hiring Workers with Disabilities
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here are four additional things that you and your organization should do when hiring individuals with disabilities.
3 Things to Focus on When Hiring Workers with Disabilities
In 2017, less than 19% of Americans with a disability were employed. However, with the existing low rates of national unemployment and a job market that’s favorable to jobseekers, more organizations are starting to hire individuals with disabilities. And if your organization is one of them, here are seven things you should do.
DOL’s FMLA Forms Now Sporting 2021 Expiration Date
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new model forms for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration are now available, but don’t expect any substantive change. Only the expiration date has changed.
Company Freed from Liability in Harassment Case Based on Prompt Complaint Response
On June 25, 2018, the 11th Circuit held that a district court did not err in rejecting a jury verdict in favor of an employee on her sexual harassment claim and granting judgment in the employer’s favor. After all, the employer took prompt remedial action by immediately instructing the alleged harasser to stay away from […]
English-Only Policies Are Presumptively Unlawful Under New FEHA Regs
California leads the United States in foreign-born and non-English- speaking residents. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, almost half of all Californians speak a language other than English at home. Nearly one-third of the state’s population is foreign-born (10 million people), which accounts for about a quarter of the foreign-born population in the […]
More Tips for Hiring Minors for Seasonal Work
Continuing from yesterday’s post, here’s more information about how to hire and train minors for seasonal work.
How Much Does Salary Matter?
Employers have a tough enough task these days finding qualified workers. But, once found, and once on board, they are increasingly challenged to keep them. Today’s employees have options, which means employers need to ensure that they’re providing an environment that positions them well against the competition.