03/23/2018

A recent case regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) shows that saying you are disabled and proving it in court are two very different things.more

03/21/2018

While the majority of industry experts expect the Department of Labor (DOL) to create a new overtime rule that sets the salary threshold somewhere in the $33K ballpark, there is at least one person who sees a scenario where employers will have to comply with the originally proposed $47K threshold. And there is good reason to take what she says very seriously.more

03/16/2018

A recent lawsuit taught managers what not to say as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) showed, once again, that a small comment can end up costing an employer big.more

03/15/2018

Every workplace has some annoying or outdated rules, but there are some office rules that are downright ridiculous — although, we all know there was likely a reason for the rule at some point, however outlandish it may appear to someone on the outside.more

03/15/2018

On March 9, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (Florida, et al) decided a case for a Seventh Day Adventist who made claims against his employer for religious discrimination, failure to accommodate religious practices, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).more

03/14/2018

In Human Resource Executive's 2018 What's Keeping HR Up at Night survey, retaining key talent in a recovering economy and attracting a diverse workforce are growing concerns.more

03/09/2018

Though the number of smokers in the U.S. is continually shrinking, there are still enough workers taking smoke breaks to cause some problems with non-smoking employees.more

03/07/2018

On March 5, 2018, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Rev. Proc. 2018-18 under Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2018-10, reducing from $6,900 to $6,850 the maximum amount an individual with family coverage may contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) for the 2018 calendar year.more

03/07/2018

The new Strategic Plan from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) features a heightened focus on sexual harassment and a commitment to education.more

03/07/2018

When it comes to enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the notion of a more employer-friendly Department of Labor (DOL) is quite foreign to human resources professionals. But with the agency's latest move, it seems like that is exactly what it is going for.more

03/02/2018

Just when you thought the fight to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was finally over, a brand new chapter of the ACA-repeal saga has emerged.more

03/02/2018

With half of employers making their minds up about candidates within the first five minutes of the interview, both parties know how important it is to make a good first impression.more

02/28/2018

Study after study confirms that an alarming number of applicants are blatantly lying on their résumés, and a new study reveals many of these folks are likely to get away with it.more

02/28/2018

Whether or not sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) has been hotly debated by several courts in recent months.more

02/26/2018

At the tail-end of 2017, we shared the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) plans for dishing out penalties against employers for failing to comply with the shared responsibility (i.e., "employer mandate") rules of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).more

02/23/2018

When a New York City underwriter walked past a life-sized poster of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in his Manhattan office, little did he know it would set off a chain off events that would eventually lead to the termination of his employment.more

02/21/2018

Following an array of state and local paid leave laws and loud calls from employers and prominent business groups, Congress has introduced a bill to make paid leave on a federal level a reality. But the legislation probably is not what human resources professionals were expecting.more

02/21/2018

Can you fire an employee for expressing his discriminatory views or is that speech protected? This was the question the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) answered when addressing a recent wrongful termination complaint.more

02/14/2018

In 2017, legislatures in more than 40 jurisdictions across the United States considered more than 100 bills intended to narrow the lingering pay gap between men and women.more

02/14/2018

In recent months, a number of federal agencies — including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — are warning employers about new scams targeting employees' direct deposit, W-2 and I-9 information. And these scams have wreaked havoc on scores of companies.more