Organizations that hire commercial drivers must now collect, and provide to other employers, more details from their driver applicants. Reason: The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) …
THE LAW. Job interviews are a legal minefield for HR people and managers. Your questions must avoid stepping on federal and state equal employment laws that ban discrimination on the basis …
If your employee handbook or job-offer letters say new hires will face a 60- or 90-day probation period, you should consider dropping that policy or, at the very least, referring to …
Your employment policies should never leave employees guessing about how they must comply. That’s why it’s vital to use concrete terms in your policies that discuss employee behaviors and …
If your employee handbook or job-offer letters say new hires will face a probation period of, say 60 or 90 days, you should consider dropping that policy.
Issue: Are you liable for employees’ actions when they run personal errands while on company business? Risk: A new court ruling says “Yes,” raising your legal risks with people who …
How do the employees at your organization feel about their compensation? If the answer is “Not good,” a bit of explanation from you can calm those troubled waters. Fact: Only 45 …
Under the new overtime rules, white-collar employees who earn less than $455 per week ($23,660 annually) are automatically eligible for overtime. Those who earn more than $100,000 and perform just one …
Issue: How much oversight should your organization exert on supervisors who handle potentially violent situations? Risk: Letting one misguided supervisor call the shots …
Issue: Some supervisors believe in a “No complaints, no problem” motto. Risk: By ignoring blatant harassment or discrimination, supervisors open the organization to “negligent supervision” lawsuits. Action: Educate supervisors …