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Over 80% of Employees Have Gone to Work Sick, Says Survey

Being under the weather isn’t keeping workers out of the office, new research from staffing firm OfficeTeam shows. While 82% of HR managers interviewed said their company encourages staff to stay home when they’re sick, 85% of employees have gone to the office anyway. Thirty-six percent of those who showed up to work while ill […]

Survey: Hiring Veterans Remains Strong, but Veteran Job Satisfaction Takes a Dip

Having one of the largest forces in the world, caring for U.S. veterans when they leave the military includes helping them find gainful employment. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 37% of employers say they will actively recruit for veterans over the next 12 months—remaining flat over last year (37%), but still up from 33% […]

The Flipped Classroom: A New Training Strategy

By Donna Lord What exactly are flipped classrooms, and how can a flipped classroom training strategy increase training effectiveness within your organization? As Donna Lord, vice president of marketing and product development for ePath Learning Inc., explains in today’s Advisor, the concept of the flipped classroom originated in the education sector.

Judge blocks Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces final rule

by Susan Warshaw Ebner, H. Juanita M. Beecher, and Sean Lee A Texas federal district court judge has granted a nationwide preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule’s requirements that federal contractors report labor law violations, that the government consider such disclosures when awarding contracts, and that contractors include […]

Office Christmas Party–strategies to avoid the legal fallout

You may be wondering why I selected to write about a movie that is not yet in the theaters.  Truthfully, I do not need to see the movie to write about its relevance to HR issues. In fact, all that’s necessary is to read the title—Office Christmas Party. Yes, we are in Human Resources. What […]

Colorado voters OK minimum wage hikes

by Mark Wiletsky On November 8, Colorado voters decided to raise the state’s minimum wage to $12 per hour over the next four years. By about a 54-46 margin, voters passed Amendment 70, which changes the Colorado Constitution to gradually raise the minimum wage. Gradual increases in minimum wage Amendment 70 will raise Colorado’s hourly […]

States approve minimum wage, paid leave ballot questions

States with employment-related ballot questions mostly approved them during the November 8 election, and employers have little lead time before many measures will be implemented. All told, 14 states have new provisions with which companies must comply, some as early as January 1, 2017. Minimum wage Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington considered minimum wage increases […]