Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Brett Farmiloe All too often employees have questions that never get answered. To help managers be more proactive in seeking out employee questions, we asked employees and human resources professionals about the...
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Excerpted from OPB by Kristian Foden-Vencil Big changes in Oregon’s drug laws take effect today. After decades of waging a war on drugs, voters decided in November to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of everything from...
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Excerpted from Lexology by Barry.Nilsson. Lawyers An employee rolled her ankle and injured herself after rushing to answer a phone call during work. It was found the risk of injury was not insignificant, and the employer should have taken...
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Excerpted from Lexology by Shawe Rosenthal LLP Following the shocking events of January 6, 2020, there have been many reports of individuals who have been terminated, suspended or resigned from employment as a consequence due to their involvement...
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Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Sharlyn Lauby “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m sure that I’m not alone in...
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Excerpted from PR Web by Dan Adams On January 1, 2021 a number of laws related to pre-employment background screening will change or be enacted, including a number related to Ban-the-Box, laws which govern the use of Criminal Background History...
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Excerpted from The SHRM Blog By Roxi Bahar Hewertson When you are a human resource professional or hiring leader, firing right is just as important a part of your job as is hiring right. No one wakes up in the morning looking forward to...
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Excerpted from Lexology by Littler Mendelson PC With the resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the United States, employers are facing growing pressure to ascertain whether their employees have contracted the virus. Temperature checks and...
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Excerpted from MinnPost by Walker Orenstein Gov. Tim Walz’s restrictions on businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic have had a profound economic impact in Minnesota, causing more than 710,000 people to apply for unemployment benefits since March...
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Excerpted from Lexology by Baker McKenzie The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to require many employees to work from home. To assist employers in updating and implementing these measures, we recommend the following best practices...
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Excerpted from The Seattle Times by Benjamin Romano Four U.S. senators pressed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Friday for details on how the company is keeping its workers safe, after one of its U.S. warehouse employees tested positive for COVID-19 in...
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Excerpted from BuzzFeed News by Hamed Aleaziz The union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement prosecutors joined immigration judges and lawyers in calling for the immediate shutdown of courts across the country to curb the spread of...
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