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In yesterday’s Advisor, Ancestry.com’s Laura Arellano, CPLP, invited training professionals to “be their resistors” and to understand the brain of resistant learners. Today, Arellano provides insight on the roots of resistance and steps for dealing with it in your training.
by Stefanie M. Renaud Massachusetts law has prohibited discrimination against transgender people in employment and housing since 2011, but a new law taking effect on October 1 will expand transgender protections to places of public accommodation. On July 8, Governor Charles Baker signed into law a bill that prohibits discrimination against persons because of their […]
By Catherine Morton Gray, JD, BLR Senior Managing Editor The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the Zika virus a “public health emergency of international concern.” According to WHO, the virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and is linked to a spike in birth defects in cases where the mother contracted the virus during pregnancy. Also, […]
“Oh yeah? Make me!” Sound familiar? Resistant learners are a constant potential challenge during training, but they can be effectively handled with the right tools. First, you need to understand what’s going on in their brains, says Ancestry.com’s Laura Arellano, CPLP.
A well-known cellular network’s ad once asked, “Can you hear me now?” The famous line is one we all seem to ask. We wonder if anyone is listening. We’re talking, but does anyone hear us?
By DeLynn Senna Onboarding is a new hire’s first impression of his or her new job, and it’s important that this crucial time prepares both the new employee and the company for mutual success. With five helpful hints to that end, we present an article by DeLynn Senna, executive director of Robert Half Finance & […]
I have a question regarding taking leave for an adult son. An employee’s son has to have back surgery. He is not incapable of self-care (has a full time job, etc). However, after the back surgery he is going to need help with his recovery. Will this fall under the FMLA for her to take […]
This article series highlights the requirements for determining Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) eligibility. The last installment focused on determining in loco parentis. Now we’ll look at what to do when your state leave law differs from the federal FMLA law.
By Charlie Plumb, JD, McAfee & Taft Taking action against an employee after she returns from a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) absence can expose an employer to claims of FMLA retaliation. But sometimes it takes an employee’s absence to learn about her performance issues. So how should an employer handle disciplining someone who is returning […]
Yesterday’s Advisor took a look at how the slew of sick leave laws have left a new trend in their wake: paid family leave. Today we’ll look at the Department of Labor’s (DOL) plan to research this type of leave.