Prevent Employee Heat Illness and Fatalities
By Don Dressler, Don Dressler Consulting It’s been a warm winter and promises to be a hot summer – are you prepared for preventing heat illness?
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.
How To Craft Airtight Arbitration Agreements
Yesterday, we looked at a recent California court case that highlighted the various factors you need to think about when you draft your arbitration agreements—as well as how you present them to employees. Today, some tips for success.
EEOC Updates Guidance on Use of Arrest, Conviction Records in Employment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance related to employers’ use of applicant and employee arrest and conviction information. The new guidance, approved in a 4-1 vote during a meeting on April 25, includes information on how an employer’s use of an individual’s criminal history in making employment decisions could violate the […]
Is Your Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreement Valid?
With individual employee claims snowballing into mountainous class actions more and more frequently, it’s no surprise that employers are increasingly requiring mandatory arbitration of employment-related disputes.
IRS Sets HSA, HDHP Limits for 2013
Employers with high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) that make it possible for employees to open health savings accounts (HSAs) have plenty of lead time to prepare for 2013. The IRS on April 27 issued Revenue Procedure (Rev. Proc.) 2012-26, which contains the HSA and HDHP limits for calendar year 2013. The HSA annual limits and the […]
Succession Planning: New Business Environment, New Challenges
Traditionally, succession planning focused on an orderly transition at the top of the company. Today, the focus is on dealing with the coming “brain drain” most companies will experience as Baby Boomers begin to retire.
Flex, Fitness, Financial planning, Free Food, Concierge? Benefits Survey Results
By Stephen D. Bruce, PHR Editor, HR Daily Advisor Nearly 1,000 readers responded to our recent survey on Employee Benefits Other than Health Insurance. For years, BLR and HR hero have been surveying employers to find out what’s happening with benefits in the real world, and this year’s survey offers interesting results. For example: About […]
Can You Access Employees’ Personal Devices at Work?
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Taylor S. Chapman discussed BYOD (Bring your Own Device) challenges; today, accessing employees’ personal devices and mitigating security risks, plus an introduction to a unique 10-minutes-at-a-time training system. Legality of Accessing Personal Devices Your company can manage the risks associated with BYOD by adopting policies and agreements that fit your risk […]
IRS Proposes Regulation on Local Lodging Expenses
Some business-related lodging expenses incurred in the vicinity of home will be deductible, if the IRS amends the rules under Code Section 162. The agency moved to do that in rules proposed on April 25. In general, the tax Code does not allow a deduction for expenses paid or incurred for lodging when not traveling away from home. […]
Nail Salon Must Pay Almost $236K After Court Rejects Immigration Defense Under FLSA
A New York-based luxury nail salon apparently wasn’t very polished in contending that its illegal immigrant workers were not subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act. After a federal district court pointed out clear case law to the contrary, the salon was ordered to pay $235,920 in damages and back wages to 32 employees. The […]