Month: August 2016

Ask the Expert: New FLSA Overtime Regs and Car Sales Employees

I am wondering how we will change our car sales employees under the new FLSA overtime regs. They currently receive a draw of $18,000 + commissions and they’re exempt. Does this mean our only option is to make them nonexempt and start having them clock in? We cannot provide a base draw of the new […]

Untrained Employees Put Company Data at Risk

In yesterday’s Advisor, we presented results from The Cybersecurity Risk to Knowledge Assets study from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and Ponemon Institute. Today we discuss the rest of the findings, including how untrained or careless employees can be a big part of the cybersecurity problem.

Massachusetts adds veteran status as a protected class

by Susan G. Fentin Now that a new Massachusetts law adding veteran status as a protected class under the state’s antidiscrimination law is in effect, employers need to take a look at their employee handbook provisions related to veterans.    At the end of the last legislative session, the Massachusetts Legislature passed An Act Relative to […]

Step up and make a difference in someone’s life

by Dan Oswald Early last year, Yesenia Diosdado, just 11 years old, got off her school bus near her home in Lexena, Kansas. As the bus pulled away, Yesenia noticed that a three-car accident had occurred at a busy nearby intersection. Police and emergency workers were on the scene attending to the victims. Yesenia wandered […]

White Paper on DOL’s new ‘blacklisting’ rule now available

Attorneys with Fortney & Scott, LLC, in Washington, D.C., who edit Federal Employment Law Insider, sprang into action after the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations on August 25 implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order—often called the “blacklisting” rule. The controversial rule will require federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose […]

Attention Helicopter Parents: You Can’t Come to Your Child’s Job Interview

Not sure what a helicopter parent is? According to Wikipedia, “A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent who pays extremely close attention to a child’s or children’s experiences and problems, particularly at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named because, like helicopters, they hover overhead, overseeing their […]

Employer Branding More Important to Jobseekers Than Ever Before

More than half (56%) of jobseekers across the globe say an employer’s brand or reputation is more important today than it was 5 years ago. The feeling is even stronger in China (72%) and Mexico (62%). This is according to a global study of job seekers conducted by ManpowerGroup Solutions. Insights into the importance of […]

Creating and Delivering an Impactful Learning Experience Through Career Conversations

By Ron Raque, vice president and principal consultant, Right Management In today’s changing world of work, businesses are learning how to align their employees’ aspirations to the organization’s strategy to maximize attraction, engagement, development, and retention of talent—which is causing many leaders to reevaluate the way they collaborate with their employees.