By Jeff Russell - GeniusHR Synopsis: Employee leave laws and regulations are adding new entitlements at all levels of government, and the burden is on HR to avoid liability for violations. Open up any HR blog or newsletter these days, and one constant lament is the Sisyphean...
By Frédéric Parisien - employmentlawtoday.com Quebec workers' compensation board finds employee Facebook postings can be used by employers as evidence if the information is obtained honestly and fairly. Can employers use information from their employees’ Facebook pages in managing the employment relationship? Not an age-old question, but...
By Jeff Russell - GeniusHR The rise of freelance, independent workers and contractors will require businesses to think more broadly about the application and enforcement of workplace policies, regardless of their workers’ actual employment status. A recent study conducted by Intuit (makers of Quicken and Quickbooks) predicted...
By Carlyn Kolker - hrreporter.com A wave of new legislation limits employers fromasking employees and job applicants for their Facebook and other social mediapasswords. But lawyers caution that the laws, which vary by state, may havepitfalls and unintended consequences. Seven states — Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon,...
By Linda Hollinshead - law.com In many organizations, the human resources function is handled by specialists who guide managers' decision-making to ensure consistency with myriad employment laws. It is not uncommon, however, for HR professionals to get involved in the decision-making process only after a manager has...
By AAP - news.msn.co.nz The government's latest employment law changes are under fire from unions and opposition parties. Labour Minister Simon Bridges has introduced the Employment Relations Amendment Bill to parliament and says the raft of changes in it will lift productivity and help businesses grow. Labour, the...
By Tom Newcombe - hrmagazine.co.uk The first major survey of British business following prime minister David Cameron's policy speech on Europe in January 2013 has revealed broad support for the re-negotiation of Britain’s relationship with the European Union. The British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) EU Business Barometer,...
by Pat DiDomenico - businessmanagementdaily.com Have you ever been frustrated that your CEO doesn’t seem to care about the FLSA, FMLA, ADA or any other of those magic compliance acronyms? What if the boss gets tired of your helpful suggestions to get in compliance ...
By Mary Mercer - hrmagazine.co.uk The introduction of flexible working with legislation focused on caring responsibilities has generated the notion that flexible working is a benefit to working women, and in particular working mothers. Despite much data showing the business benefits of flexible working, the idea stubbornly...
By Philip M. Berkowitz and Huan Xiong - mondaq.com President Obama's re-election, a newly active NLRB, and important decisions pending before the Supreme Court promise to make 2013 an interesting year in labor and employment law – domestically and internationally. Here is a summary...