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Ensure training programs are equal opportunity

08/13/2017
Make training available to everyone who may benefit. Be sure there’s no hidden bias behind choosing who gets to take part. If members of a protected class routinely miss out, expect a lawsuit.

Is HR your ‘manager complaint department’?

08/13/2017
HR people realize it’s part of their roles to help supervisors deal with employee issues. But what should HR do with managers who go overboard, reflexively dumping even the smallest of their employee concerns and complaints onto HR?

Accommodating religion: What managers need to know

08/12/2017

Say an applicant tells you she wouldn’t be able to work Friday nights due to her religion. Or an employee begins wearing a headscarf to the office. How would you respond? The increasing religious diversity in the workforce is causing more managers to make legal mistakes.

Employers must respond to spike in drug use by employees

08/03/2017
The results of a recent Quest Diagnostics study serve as a reminder to re-examine your drug and alcohol policies and programs to include education, prevention and treatment components, and to revise your testing procedures.

Pharma firm claims exec divulged confidential files

08/02/2017
Teva Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Horsham, Pa., is suing a former executive, claiming she transferred confidential computer files to her boyfriend—the president and CEO of Apotex, Canada’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer.

Mandatory training for all staff isn’t retaliation

08/02/2017
An employee may feel singled out when HR holds a training session to address something that employee did. But that doesn’t make it retaliation.

Paid maternity leave up, paternity leave down

08/01/2017
According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2017 Employee Benefits Survey, 30% of organizations currently provide paid maternity leave beyond what is covered by short-term disability or state law, an increase from 26% in 2016.

The HR I.Q. Test: August ’17

07/31/2017
Here’s your monthly quiz on HR news and trends.

Avoid liability for employee use of personal vehicles

07/27/2017
Do you sometimes require employees to use their personal cars during the workday for job-related tasks like making banking runs or delivering supplies? If so, you’re risking liability if the employee is in an accident and a jury decides he was negligent.

What to do if you suspect workplace thievery

07/27/2017
Fraud prevention experts believe in the 10-10-80 rule: 10% of employees never steal, 10% do, the rest will go either way depending on the circumstances.