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Contact Management: Pathway to Litigation?
Contact management seems like a no-brainer—maintain contact with promising candidates for whom you have no current opening—but there’s a legal line you don’t want to cross, says Peopleclick’s Lisa D. Grant Harpe. Harpe, an industrial psychologist and senior consultant at the Peopleclick® Research Institute, is the author of Peopleclick’s e-book, Using Contact Management in Compliance […]
Mandatory Retirement Being Retired across Canada
Mandatory retirement has a long and storied history as part of the Canadian labor system. As we enter 2010, it appears that a new chapter is being written, one in which mandatory retirement is the exception rather than the norm. In Canada, mandatory retirement developed along with the introduction of private and public pension plans. […]
FMLA-FLSA-ERISA: Another Bermuda Triangle?
In yesterday’s Advisor, we entered the Bermuda Triangle of HR—the dangerous waters where the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) intersect. Today, we’ll see what the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have to do […]
Hot List: New York Times Bestselling Paperback Business Books
The following is a list of the bestselling paperback business books as ranked by the New York Times on January 18. 1. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis. The evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left tackle Michael Oher. 2. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden […]
Recession Hard on Black, Hispanic Job Hunters
According to a report released in November by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), African American and Hispanic workers were hit particularly hard during the first year of the current recession. The report notes that while “the overall labor market conditions deteriorated markedly in 2008 following the onset of the recession in December 2007 . […]
Diversity a Goal for New OPM Deputy Director
Boston-native Christine M. Griffin has taken over the number two spot at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). One of her top tasks will be to help OPM Director John Berry increase the diversity of the federal government, which he has called one of his top long-term goals. Before being appointed to the position […]
Employer Shining Beacon During Economic Slump
For the third year, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) teamed up with Winning Workplaces to create its list of Top Small Workplaces for 2009. As the article notes, when faced with tough economic times, many employers try to cut just about everything that may be considered nonessential, including employee benefits, wellness plans, and other innovative […]
Bahama Breeze Pays $1.26 Million for Race Claim
On December14, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a class-action settlement with national restaurant chain Bahama Breeze for $1.26 million and significant remedial relief. The case originated with 37 black workers at the company’s Beachwood, Ohio, location who claimed they were repeatedly harassed because of their race. In the lawsuit, the EEOC charged […]
The 3-Legged Dance of FMLA, PDA, and COBRA
Much has been written about the Bermuda Triangle of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), but that’s not the only triangle that makes FMLA compliance tricky. Compliance gets even murkier when the ramifications of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), ADA, and […]