Just how strange has the past year been? Well, you’ll find out during GroupOne Background Screening’s webinar “HR Challenges During a WEIRD 2022” on Thursday, June 9 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. This complimentary event will be an interactive panel...
Read MoreGroupOne to host June 9 webinar “HR Challenges During a WEIRD 2022”
Just how strange has the past year been? Well, you’ll find out during GroupOne Background Screening’s webinar “HR Challenges During a WEIRD 2022” on Thursday, June 9 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., CST. This complimentary event will be an interactive panel...
Read MoreReminders for employers after employee is awarded $450,000 for unwanted birthday party
Excerpted from a Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC Blog A jury recently awarded a Kentucky man $450,000 after his employer threw him a surprise birthday party against his wishes, and then terminated him for how he reacted. The employee had an anxiety...
Read MoreU.S. Department of Justice provides employer guidance on opioid addiction and the ADA
Excerpted from a Shawe Rosenthal LLP Blog by Fiona W. Ong In the context of the opioid crisis, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued Q&A guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may apply to those in treatment for...
Read MoreTop-5 ways to build a diverse and inclusive company culture
Excerpted from a JAMS Blog by Joanna Saint Louis Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a clear business differentiator. It has never been more critical, particularly in light of the pandemic which has brought about a mass exodus of...
Read MoreExtraordinary workplace misconduct: Celebrating you is a piece of cake…
Excerpted from a Shawe Rosenthal LLP blog by Garrick Ross and Fiona W. Wong In the latest entry in our series on extraordinary workplace misconduct, we must come to terms with the fact that not everyone loves birthdays or surprises. And, when an...
Read MoreI’m headed to Luckenbach! California to consider adoption of four-day workweek
We read last week about a new bill being proposed by California Assembly members Cristina Garcia and Evan Low to make the state’s official workweek 32 hours for companies with 500 or more employees. Assembly Bill 2932 proposes to make a...
Read MoreTrends in paternity leave in the U.S.
Excerpted from a Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC blog by Chelsea Thompson Parental leave was, once again, in the forefront of public discourse as the internet debated the appropriateness of Parag Agrawal, the CEO of Twitter, announcing his...
Read MoreLouisiana bus system says drug testing applies to drivers, not bosses
We ran across this story last week involving the drug testing policy of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana bus system Capital Area Transit System (CATS). Over the past several years, CATS has enforced a “zero-tolerance drug policy,” which is to be...
Read MoreWorkplace issues on “the slap heard ’round the world”
Simply called “the slap heard ‘round the world” or “the slap,” what happened during the 94th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 27 has quickly entered the everlasting terminology of notorious cultural history. A quick recap – since we suspect...
Read MoreSurvey finds businesses relaxing hiring standards
Excerpted from a Journal Review article Hard-pressed to find dependable, qualified people to fill jobs, many companies are relaxing standards and hiring applicants they would not have considered in the past. That’s according to findings of a...
Read MoreHow does HR resemble a football team?
Excerpted from an HR C-Suite blog by Philip Espinosa Well, for starters, it is all about the team. I can’t think of any football team that ever won the season based on the efforts of a single player. From start to finish, each play requires...
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